Croton

Etymology
, from, from the size and shape of the seed.

Hypernyms

 * ; - subfamily;  - tribe

Hyponyms

 * - type species; for other species see

Etymology
The river takes its name from the 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.) The river feeds the in, which feeds the , which supplies water to , hence the metonymic sense.

Early spellings of the name include Scroton.

Proper noun

 * 1) Short for Croton-on-Hudson, a village in southern New York located along the Croton and Hudson rivers.
 * 2)  The water supply of New York City.
 * 1)  The water supply of New York City.

Derived terms

 * cockroach

Etymology
From.