Croton

croton cròton crôton Translingual thumb|Croton tiglium Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc κροτών tick, from the size and shape of the seed. Proper noun 1 m genus family Euphorbiaceae many Asiatic shrubs, the source of croton oil Hypernyms genus ; Crotonoideae subfamily - subfamily; Crotoneae tribe - tribe Hyponyms genus Croton tiglium species (purging croton) - type species; for other species see List of Croton species References Croton (plant) 1 1 CROTO English Etymology 1 right|thumb|A map of the Croton river's drainage basin. There is also a village, called Croton-on-Hudson (or simply Croton) located along the river. The river takes its name from the (en xpq -) name of the chief of the group which lived along it. (It was formerly named after the group itself, the Kitchawan subdivision of the Mohegan.)Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York The river feeds the Croton Reservoir in Croton-on-Hudson, New York Croton-on-Hudson, which feeds the Croton Aqueduct, which supplies water to New York City, hence the metonymic sense. Early spellings of the name include Scroton.Robert S. Grumet, Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names (2013, 0806189134) notes that the spelling Scroton is found in a 1696 document Proper noun en with the en river in southern s/New York. en @ellip of:Croton-on-Hudson village in southern x/New York x/USA located along the Croton and Hudson rivers. en with the dated The water supply of New York City. from 1840 en Annual report of the Department of Public Charities of the City of New York 178 https://books.google.com/books?id=qgiLNwZiWIsC 1869 The pumps now draw water from this tank, instead of from the "Croton main" as formerly. en Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects 364 https://books.google.com/books?id=mgYtAAAAYAAJ 1891 The water, supplied from the "Croton" main at the 68th Street side of the building, is connected by two pipes: one for direct service, and the other to supply a hot-air engine, which forces the water to the tank at the top of the house for a high or indirect service. en THE POOR WATER SUPPLY; Business Men Alarmed by The New-York Times Exposures New York Times June 29, 1895 New York Cotton Exchange - A pressure of about 14 pounds from the Croton main Derived terms en Croton bug cockroach Etymology 2 en la Crotōn. en Crotone. Proper noun en classical history Crotone References Anagrams en cnoort Corton contro- corton Latin Alternative forms la Crotōna Etymology la Crotōn :der grc:Κρότων + 1 Pronunciation Crotōn Proper noun Crotōn<3.loc> f la city c/Italy Crotone Declension Crotōn<3.loc> Derived terms la Crotōniensis la Crotōniātēs References