CROTON, in botany, a genus of plants of the monocicia polyandria class. The calix of the male is cylindrical,
drical, and has five teeth; the corolla has five petals; and the stamens are from 10 to 15. The calix of the female consists of many leaves; it has no corolla; but has three bifid styli; and the capsule has three cells, and contains one seed. There are 21 species, none of them natives of Britain.