'Crocus sativus' definitions:

Definition of 'Crocus sativus'

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noun
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food [syn: saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus]

Definition of 'Crocus sativus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 (Elaeodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
  • Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crocus sativus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 (Elaeodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
  • Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crocus sativus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 (Elaeodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
  • Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crocus sativus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 (Elaeodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
  • Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crocus sativus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crocus sativus'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Crocus of Venus (Old Chem.), oxide of copper. [1913 Webster]