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Definition of Crocus
1. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Crocus
Specialized synonyms: Crocus Sativus, Saffron, Saffron Crocus
Definition of Crocus
1. n. A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.
Definition of Crocus
1. Noun. A perennial flowering plant (of the ''Iridaceae'' family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of ''Crocus sativus''. ¹
2. Noun. Some similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crocus
1. a flowering plant [n -CUSES or -CI]
Medical Definition of Crocus
1. The dried stigmas of Crocus sativus (C. Of ficinalis) (family Iridaceae), formerly used occasionally in flatulent dyspepsia; also formerly used as an antispasmodic in asthma and dysmenorrhoea and as a colouring and flavoring agent. Synonym: saffron. Origin: L. Fr. G. Krokos, the crocus, saffron (made from its stigmas) (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crocus
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