• up Croton or croton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Croton may refer to: Crotoneae, a tribe of the flowering plant subfamily Crotonoideae Croton (plant)...
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    Croton-on-Hudson (/kroʊtɪn/ KROH-tin) is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 8,327 at the 2020 United States census...
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    Codiaeum variegatum (fire croton, garden croton, or variegated croton, or simply 'croton'; syn. Croton variegatum L.) is a species of Codiaeum, a genus...
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    The Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. The...
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    Croton is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard...
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  • Croton oil (Crotonis oleum) is an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium, a tree belonging to the order Euphorbiales and family Euphorbiaceae,...
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  • Croton Falls may refer to: Croton Falls, New York, a hamlet in North Salem, New York, United States Croton Falls (Metro-North station), serving Croton...
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    Croton eluteria, known as cascarilla, is a plant species of the genus Croton that is native to the Caribbean. It has been naturalized in other tropical...
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    Milo or Milon of Croton (fl. 540 – 511 BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia. He was a six-time Olympic...
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    Croton Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,368 at the 2020 census. Croton is an unincorporated...
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    Croton capitatus, known as the hogwort, woolly croton, or goatweed, is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly...
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    The New Croton Aqueduct is an aqueduct in the New York City water supply system in Westchester County, New York carrying the water of the Croton Watershed...
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    Croton tiglium, known as purging croton, is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae. The specific name tiglium is of obscure origin. It may come from...
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    Croton–Harmon station (/kroʊtɪnhɑːrmɪn/) is a train station in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It serves the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line and all Amtrak...
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    The Old Croton Dam is a historic dam located in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, now lying submerged beneath the waters of the New Croton Reservoir...
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    Croton megalocarpus is a tree species in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is indigenous to ten countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Somalia, Kenya, Uganda...
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    Croton lechleri is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to northwestern South America. It is commonly known...
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  • peels over time.[citation needed] A phenol-croton oil is a type of chemical peel. The term "phenol-croton oil peel" has replaced the vague term "phenol...
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  • Croton-Harmon Union Free School District (CHUFSD) or Croton-Harmon Schools is a school district headquartered in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It operates...
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  • Cylon of Croton (Ancient Greek: Κυλώνειο) was a leading citizen of Croton, Magna Graecia, who led a revolt against the Pythagoreans, probably around 509...
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    Croton Gorge Park is a park in Cortlandt, New York owned and operated by Westchester County. It consists of 97 acres (39 ha) at the base of New Croton...
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    supplies fresh water to New York City. With three major water systems (Croton, Catskill, and Delaware) stretching up to 125 miles (201 km) away from the...
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    Croton guatemalensis, known as copalchi, is a plant species of the genus Croton. It is found in Guatemala, in Central America. Wikimedia Commons has media...
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    Croton texensis, commonly known as Texas croton, goat weed, skunk weed, and doveweed, is a species of plant found in the United States. Among the Zuni...
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    The New Croton Dam (also known as Cornell Dam) is a dam forming the New Croton Reservoir, both parts of the New York City water supply system. It stretches...
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    Croton laevigatus is a plant species native to Asia. Leaves, Yunnan, SW China Stems, Yunnan, SW China v t e...
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    Croton lindheimeri is a species of goatweed in the genus Croton. "Croton lindheimeri". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. "Croton l. in Flora of North...
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    and influences, but they do agree that, around 530 BC, he travelled to Croton in southern Italy, where he founded a school in which initiates were sworn...
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  • Spreng. Croton adipatus Kunth Croton adspersus Benth. Croton aemulus Barbosa & Carn.-Torres Croton aequatoris Croizat Croton agoensis Baill. Croton agrestis...
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  • Astylos of Croton or Astylus of Croton (Ἄστυλος/Ἀστύαλος ὁ Κροτωνιάτης) was an ancient Greek athlete who competed in three successive Olympic Games. In...
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