crocus

Noun

Meaning

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.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

saffron amber narcissus lotus daisy buttercup mayflower canary jasmine topaz hawthorn columbine azalea emery dogwood
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Antonyms

moccasin neutral cream straw beige wheat
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Hypernyms

plant iridaceous plant

Hyponyms

saffron saffron crocus Crocus sativus

Phrases with the word

wild crocus fall crocus crocus clam vernal crocus prairie crocus crocus of antimony

Anagrams

succor Roccus occurs

Examples

Lowly, with a broken neck, The crocus lays her cheek to mire. George Meredith

You might think that after thousands of years of coming up too soon and getting frozen, the crocus family would have had a little sense knocked into it. Robert Benchley

Another is the "Mongra" or "Lacha" saffron of Kashmir (Crocus sativus 'Cashmirianus'), which is among the most difficult for consumers to obtain. Source: Internet

Crocus, Iridaceae), endemic to Elba Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy), Nordic Journal of Botany, 29: 6-13. Source: Internet

Brian Mathew, Gitte Petersen & Ole Seberg, A reassessment of Crocus based on molecular analysis, The Plantsman (N. Source: Internet

Gitte Petersen, Ole Seberg, Sarah Thorsøe, Tina Jørgensen & Brian Mathew: A phylogeny of the genus Crocus (Iridaceae) based on sequence data from five plastid regions. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

crocosmia crocotta crocoxanthin crocus clam crocus of antimony crocus of Venus