crocus

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.

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[Middle English, saffron, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek krokos; perhaps from a source akin to Arabic kurkum, saffron.]

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crocus [ˈkrəʊkəs]

n pl -cuses

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the iridaceous genus Crocus, widely cultivated in gardens, having white, yellow, or purple flowers See also autumn crocus

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for jeweller's rouge

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a saffron yellow colour

[from New Latin, from Latin crocus, from Greek krokos saffron, of Semitic origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crocus - 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 [ˈkrəʊkəs] N (crocuses (pl)) → azafrán m

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crocus [ˈkrəʊkəs] n → crocus m

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crocus

n → Krokus m

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crocus [ˈkrəʊkəs] n → croco

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crocus [ˈkrəʊkəs] n → croco

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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 (식물) 크로커스 krokas krokuss krokus krokus krokus krokus açafrão şofran крокус krókus žafran šafran krokus ดอกไม้สีสดหลากสีในทุ่งหญ้าฤดูใบไม้ผลิ çiğdem; safran 番紅花，藏紅花 крокіс; шафран كيسو cây nghệ tây 藏红花

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crocus → زعفران krokus krokus Krokus κρόκος planta del azafrán krookus crocus šafran croco クロッカス 크로커스 krokus krokus krokus croco крокус krokus สีเหลืองส้ม çiğdem giống nghệ tây 番红花