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noun
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various similar flowering plants, such as autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
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noun
A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A fraudulent doctor; a quack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, slang
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noun
Burlap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica, Trinidad-and-Tobago, uncountable
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: iridaceous plant
Narrower terms: saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus
History
Learned borrowing from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”), from an ancient Semitic language.
Perhaps related to croak.
Across languages
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
