crocus : Idioms & Phrases
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autumn crocus
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noun bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
naked lady; Colchicum autumnale; meadow saffron.
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Crocus of Venus
(Old Chem.) , oxide of copper.
Webster 1913
crocus sativus
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noun Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
Crocus sativus; saffron.
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genus crocus
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noun a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
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indian crocus
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noun any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks
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saffron crocus
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noun Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
Crocus sativus; saffron.
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wild crocus
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noun short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
Eastern pasque flower; blue tulip; Pulsatilla patens; American pasqueflower; prairie anemone; American pulsatilla; Anemone ludoviciana; lion's beard.
