Croton

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Croton may refer to:

In plants:

• Croton (genus), a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae
• Crotoneae, a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae
• Codiaeum variegatum, a plant commonly called a "Croton"
• Hong Kong croton, (Croton hancei), an endemic species of croton to Hong Kong
• Croton oil, (Crotonis Oleum), an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton Tiglium
• False croton, a group of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae
• Hogwort, (Croton capitatus), also known as the woolly croton

In the United States:

• Croton Aqueduct, a water distribution system constructed for New York City
• Old Croton Trail, following the path of the Croton Aqueduct
• Croton Falls Reservoir, a reservoir in Putnam County, New York
• Croton Gorge Park, Westchester County, New York
• New Croton Reservoir, a reservoir in Westchester County, New York
• New Croton Dam, the dam creating the above reservoir
• Croton River, a tributary of the Hudson River in New York
• Croton-on-Hudson, New York, a village in Westchester County, New York
• Croton Point, a Westchester County park in the above village
• Croton Expressway, a freeway in Westchester County, New York
• Croton-Harmon (Metro-North station), a railroad station in Westchester County, New York
• Croton Township, Michigan, a township in Newaygo County

In Europe:

• Crotone, a city in Calabria, Italy
• Crotone Airport, an airport serving the above city
• F.C. Crotone, a football club based in the above city
• Province of Crotone, a province in the Calabria region of Italy
• Milo of Croton, a famous Greek athlete in Antiquity
• Alcmaeon of Croton, an Ancient Greek philosopher and medical theorist
• Astylos of Croton, an athlete from ancient Greece
• Battle of Crotona, 204 BC

Other:

• Crotonic acid
• German cockroach, known as the Croton bug (Blattella germanica)
• Crotonaldehyde, or 2-butenal, an unsaturated aldehyde

[edit] See also

• Kroton