croton vs shrub

croton and shrub both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
croton	Yes	No	No	No
shrub	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of croton; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than croton:

Other hypernyms of croton include bush.

As nouns, shrub is a hypernym of croton; that is, shrub is a word with a broader meaning than croton:

croton: grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Other hypernyms of croton include bush.

croton (noun)	shrub (noun)
tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant