Difference between Crescent and Croissant

Crescent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: marked by an increase; waxing, as the moon;

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. Something shaped like a crescent, especially: # A curved pastry. # A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.

Croissant

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.