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• cro|cus — cro|cus1 «KROH kuhs», noun, plural cro|cus|es or cro|ci. 1. a small plant that blooms in the early spring or fall and has white, yellow, or purple flowers. Crocuses grow from a bulblike corm and belong to the iris family. 2. the flower. 3. a deep …   Useful english dictionary

• cro — cro·ton; cro·ton·aldehyde; cro·ton·ate; cro·ton·ic; cro·ton·o·yl; cro·to·nyl; cro·toph·a·ga; cro·toph·a·gine; cro·tox·in; cro·tyl; di·cro·coe·li·i·dae; di·cro·coe·li·um; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·les; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·ce·ae; lep·i·do·cro·cite;… …   English syllables

• cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… …   English syllables

• mi|cro|coc|cus — «MY kruh KOK uhs», noun, plural coc|ci « KOK sy». any one of a genus of spherical or egg shaped, parasitic or saprophytic bacteria, aggregating in various ways. Certain micrococci cause disease; others produce fermentation. ╂[< New Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• crocus — cro·cus …   English syllables

• crocus — cro•cus [[t]ˈkroʊ kəs[/t]] n. pl. cus•es 1) pln any of various small bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, spring blooming flowers 2) an orange yellow; saffron 3) a polishing powder consisting of iron …   From formal English to slang

• crocus — cro|cus [ˈkrəukəs US ˈkrou ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: saffron , from Greek krokos] a small purple, yellow, or white flower that appears in early spring …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crocus — cro|cus [ kroukəs ] noun count a small yellow, white, or purple flower that appears early in spring …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• crocus — The dried stigmas of C. sativus (C. of ficinalis) (family Iridaceae), formerly used occasionally in flatulent dyspepsia; also formerly used as an antispasmodic in asthma and dysmenorrhea and as a coloring and flavoring agent. SYN: saffron. [L. fr …   Medical dictionary

• colcothar — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English