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CROTON ELUTERIA

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Meaning:

West Indian shrub with aromatic bark

Synonyms:

cascarilla; Croton eluteria

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Croton eluteria" is a kind of...):

croton; Croton tiglium (tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil)

Meronyms (parts of "Croton eluteria"):

cascarilla bark; eleuthera bark; sweetwood bark (aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense)

Holonyms ("Croton eluteria" is a member of...):

genus Croton (tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil)

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