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Definition: Elaeodendron croceum
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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