saffron crocus

saffron crocus
noun
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
Syn: ↑saffron, ↑Crocus sativus
Hypernyms: ↑crocus
Part Meronyms: ↑saffron

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noun
see saffron I, 1

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  • saffron crocus — daržinis krokas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vilkdalginių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Crocus sativus). Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (dažikliai ir kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Crocus sativus angl. saffron;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Crocus sativus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crocus sativus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crocus sativus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crocus sativus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saffron wood — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saffron yellow — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crocus sativus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ?         Azafrán Flor de Crocus sativus con estigmas rojos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Crocus cartwrightianus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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