Definitions for Saffron
ˈsæf rənsaf·fron

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativusnoun

   Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food

2. saffronnoun

   dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus

3. orange yellow, saffronnoun

   a shade of yellow tinged with orange

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saffronnoun

   The saffron crocus plant, Crocus sativus.

2. saffronnoun

   A seasoning made from the stigma of the saffron plant.

3. saffronnoun

   A dye made from the stigma of the saffron plant.

4. saffronadjective

   Having a orange-yellow colour.

5. Saffronnoun

   ; a rare flower name from the saffron.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saffronadjective

   Yellow; having the colour of saffron.

   Are these your customers?
   Did this companion, with the saffron face,
   Revel and feast it at my house to-day,
   Whilst upon me the guilty doors were shut? William Shakespeare.

   Soon as the white and red mixt finger’d dame
   Had guilt the mountains with her saffron flame,
   I sent my men to Circe’s house. George Chapman, Odyssey.

   Now when the rosy morn began to rise,
   And wav’d her saffron streamer through the skies. Dryden.

2. Saffronnoun

   Crocus, Latin. It hath a flower consisting of one leaf, which is shaped like a lily, fistulous underneath, the tube widening into six segments, and resting on the footstalk: the pointal rises out of the bottom of the flower, and is divided into three-headed or crested capillaments; but the empalement afterwards turns to an oblong triangular fruit, divided into three cells, full of roundish seeds. It hath a tuberose root, and long nervous grassy leaves, with a longitudinal furrow through the middle of each. There are Spring-flowering crocuses, and those which flower in Autumn. Their seeds are ripe about the latter end of April: the time of planting is in July. About the beginning of September they begin to spire, and sometime after appear the saffron flowers, which are gathered as well before as after they are full-blown; and the most proper time for this is early in the morning: the chives being all picked out of the flowers, the next labour about them is to dry them on the kiln: at first they give it a pretty strong heat. The charges and profits attending the culture of saffron, have been computed in the following manner: the rent of an acre of ground, and the expence of manuring it, is reckoned at twenty-three pounds: the value of twenty-six pounds of saffron, the computed produce of an acre in three years, is, at a mean, supposed to be thirty-nine pounds; and consequently the neat profits of an acre of ground, producing saffron, will in three years amount to sixteen pounds. Philip Miller

   Etymology: safran, French, from saphar, Arabick. It was yellow, according to Davies in his Welsh dictionary.

   Grind your bole and chalk, and five or six shives of saffron. Henry Peacham.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saffron

   Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in food. Although some doubts remain on its origin, it is believed that saffron originated in Iran. However, Greece and Mesopotamia have also been suggested as the possible region of origin of this plant. Saffron crocus slowly propagated throughout much of Eurasia and was later brought to parts of North Africa, North America, and Oceania. Saffron's taste and iodoform-like or hay-like fragrance result from the phytochemicals picrocrocin and safranal. It also contains a carotenoid pigment, crocin, which imparts a rich golden-yellow hue to dishes and textiles. Its recorded history is attested in a 7th-century BC Assyrian botanical treatise, and it has been traded and used for thousands of years. In the 21st century, Iran produces some 90% of the world total for saffron. At US$5,000 per kg or higher, saffron has long been the world's costliest spice by weight.

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1. saffron

   Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus. It is characterized by its rich, vivid, orange-red color and a distinctive flavor and aroma. Saffron is largely used in cooking as a seasoning and coloring agent. It is one of the most expensive spices in the world, due primarily to the labor-intensive process of harvesting, which is usually done by hand.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saffronnoun

   a bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus

2. Saffronnoun

   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

3. Saffronnoun

   an orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus

4. Saffronadjective

   having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer

5. Saffronverb

   to give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice

6. Etymology: [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It. zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. aafro; all fr. Ar. & Per. za' farn.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saffron

   Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus. Crocus is a genus in the family Iridaceae. Each saffron crocus grows to 20–30 cm and bears up to four flowers, each with three vivid crimson stigmas, which are each the distal end of a carpel. Together with the styles, or stalks that connect the stigmas to their host plant, the dried stigmas are used mainly in various cuisines as a seasoning and colouring agent. Saffron, long among the world's most costly spices by weight, is native to Greece or Southwest Asia and was first cultivated in Greece. As a genetically monomorphic clone, it was slowly propagated throughout much of Eurasia and was later brought to parts of North Africa, North America, and Oceania. The saffron crocus, unknown in the wild, likely descends from Crocus cartwrightianus, which originated in Crete; C. thomasii and C. pallasii are other possible precursors. The saffron crocus is a triploid that is "self-incompatible" and male sterile; it undergoes aberrant meiosis and is hence incapable of independent sexual reproduction—all propagation is by vegetative multiplication via manual "divide-and-set" of a starter clone or by interspecific hybridisation. If C. sativus is a mutant form of C. cartwrightianus, then it may have emerged via plant breeding, which would have selected for elongated stigmas, in late Bronze-Age Crete.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Saffron

   saf′run, n. a bulbous plant of the crocus kind with deep-yellow flowers: a colouring substance prepared from its flowers.—adj. having the colour of saffron: deep yellow.—adj. Saff′rony.—n. Saf′ranine, a coal-tar producing yellowish colour used in dyeing. [O. Fr. safran (It. zafferano)—Ar. za‛farān—safrā, yellow.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAFFRON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Saffron is ranked #75564 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Saffron surname appeared 255 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Saffron.
   
   84.7% or 216 total occurrences were White.
   12.1% or 31 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Crocus
   • Seasoning
   • Yellow

How to pronounce Saffron?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Saffron in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Saffron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Saffron in a Sentence

1. Ali Sheikh:

   Traders are very clever and when a door is closed they go through the window, none of the traditional items (including pistachios and saffron) remain unsold. The demand is greater than supply.

2. Ali Sheikh:

   Afghanistan cultivate the stock they get from Iran, give it an original certificate and supply it to buyers, saffron that comes to Spain is mixed with Spanish saffron and sold.

3. Homer:

   In saffron-colored mantle, from the tides of ocean rose the morning to bring light to gods and men.

4. Prabhat Jha:

   You are saying that a saffron-clad person is a terrorist? What is this?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Saffron
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Saffron
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Saffron
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Saffron
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Saffron
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Saffron
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html