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crocus

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cro·cus  (krks)
n. pl. cro·cus·es or cro·ci (-s, -k)
1.
a. Any of various perennial Eurasian herbs of the genus Crocus, having grasslike leaves and showy, variously colored flowers.
b. Any of several other plants, such as the autumn crocus.
2. A grayish to light reddish purple.
3. A dark red powdered variety of iron oxide, Fe2O3, used as an abrasive for polishing.
4. A coarse, loosely woven material like burlap, once used to make sacks for shipping saffron. See Regional Note at gunnysack.
[Middle English, saffron, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek krokos; perhaps from a source akin to Arabic kurkum, saffron.]
crocus
Noun
pl -cuses a plant with white, yellow, or purple flowers in spring [Greek krokos saffron]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crocuscrocus - any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
genus Crocus - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
Crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus - Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
Translations
crocus [ˈkrəukəs] n → azafrán m
crocus [ˈkrəukəs] n → crocus m
crocus [ˈkrəukəs] n → Krokus m
crocus [ˈkrəukəs] n → croco
crocus
n crocus [ˈkrəukəs]
a plant growing from a bulb and having brilliant yellow, purple or white flowers. krokus, saffraanblom, kraai-uintjie زَعْفران زراعي минзухар krokus krokus der Krokus κρόκος (το φυτό) azafrán krookus گل زعفران krookus crocus כַּרכוֹם फूलों वाला पौधा šafran krókusz krokus dverglilja, krókus croco クロッカス 크로커스 krokas krokuss krokus krokus krokus krokus açafrão şofran крокус krókus žafran šafran krokus ดอกไม้สีสดหลากสีในทุ่งหญ้าฤดูใบไม้ผลิ çiğdem; safran 藏紅花 крокіс; шафран كيسو cây nghệ tây 藏红花


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Crocus would that evening deliver a lecture on Phrenology for the benefit of the Belleville public; at a charge, for admission, of so much a head.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
There followeth, for the latter part of January and February, the mezereon-tree, which then blossoms; crocus vernus, both the yellow and the grey; primroses, anemones; the early tulippa; hyacinthus orientalis; chamairis; fritellaria.
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And Aunt Plenty gave a perplexed shake of the head which caused great commotion among the stiff loops of purple ribbon that bristled all over the cap like crocus buds.
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