Found 2 items, similar to Crocus sativus.
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Definition: Crocus sativus
Crocus sativus
n : Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with
aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
[syn:
saffron,
saffron crocus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Crocus sativus
Saffron
\Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
za' far[=a]n.]
1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (
Crocus sativus)
having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
Crocus.
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2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
the stile, of the
Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in
cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
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3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
of the
Crocus sativus.
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Bastard saffron,
Dyer's saffron. (Bot.) See
Safflower.
Meadow saffron (Bot.), a bulbous plant (
Colchichum autumnale
) of Europe, resembling saffron.
Saffron wood (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
tree (
El[ae]odendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
the stigmas of the true saffron (
Crocus sativus).
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Saffron
\Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
za' far[=a]n.]
1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (
Crocus sativus)
having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
Crocus.
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2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
the stile, of the
Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in
cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
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3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
of the
Crocus sativus.
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Bastard saffron,
Dyer's saffron. (Bot.) See
Safflower.
Meadow saffron (Bot.), a bulbous plant (
Colchichum autumnale
) of Europe, resembling saffron.
Saffron wood (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
tree (
El[ae]odendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
the stigmas of the true saffron (
Crocus sativus).
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Saffron
\Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
za' far[=a]n.]
1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (
Crocus sativus)
having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
Crocus.
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2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
the stile, of the
Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in
cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
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3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
of the
Crocus sativus.
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Bastard saffron,
Dyer's saffron. (Bot.) See
Safflower.
Meadow saffron (Bot.), a bulbous plant (
Colchichum autumnale
) of Europe, resembling saffron.
Saffron wood (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
tree (
El[ae]odendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
the stigmas of the true saffron (
Crocus sativus).
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Saffron
\Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
za' far[=a]n.]
1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (
Crocus sativus)
having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
Crocus.
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2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
the stile, of the
Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in
cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
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3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
of the
Crocus sativus.
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Bastard saffron,
Dyer's saffron. (Bot.) See
Safflower.
Meadow saffron (Bot.), a bulbous plant (
Colchichum autumnale
) of Europe, resembling saffron.
Saffron wood (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
tree (
El[ae]odendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
the stigmas of the true saffron (
Crocus sativus).
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Crocin
\Cro"cin\ (kr?"s?n), n. [Gr. ???? saffron.] (Chem.)
(a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of
Gardenia grandiflora. --Watts.
(b) A red powder (called also
polychroite), which is made
from the saffron (
Crocus sativus). See
Polychroite.
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Crocus
\Cro"cus\ (kr[=o]"k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr.
kro`kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms
rising separately from the bulb or corm.
Crocus vernus
is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers;
Crocus sativus
produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.
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2. (Chem.) A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal
calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of
iron (
Crocus of Mars or
colcothar) thus produced from
salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder.
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Crocus of Venus (Old Chem.), oxide of copper.
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