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ˈkroʊ kəscro·cus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crocusnoun

    any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

Wiktionary

  1. crocusnoun

    A perennial flowering plant (of the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

  2. crocusnoun

    Some similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.

  3. Etymology: Through crocus, from κρόκος.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Crocusnoun

    The best place to plant the Spring crocus’s is close to a wall, or on the edge of boarded borders round a garden, mingling the colour of those of a season together. The seed must be kept in the husk ’till sown, and a light rich ground should be chosen for them. They must not be placed too thick: they may be increased also by off-sets. John Mortimer Husbandry.

    Fair-handed Spring unbosoms every grace,
    Throws out the snow-drop and the crocus first. James Thomson.

Wikipedia

  1. Crocus

    Crocus (English plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. The spice saffron is obtained from the stigmas of Crocus sativus, an autumn-blooming species. Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub, and meadows from sea level to alpine tundra in North Africa and the Middle East, central and southern Europe, in particular Krokos, Greece, on the islands of the Aegean, and across Central Asia to Xinjiang Province in western China.

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  1. crocus

    A crocus is a type of perennial flowering plant that belongs to the Iris family. It is characterized by its cup-shaped, solitary, salverform flowers which can be various colors such as yellow, white, lavender, or purple. Crocuses are native to a wide range of habitats including woodland, scrub, and meadows and are commonly grown for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. Some types of crocus are also cultivated for their edible stigmas, such as the Saffron Crocus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Crocusnoun

    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

  2. Crocusnoun

    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

  3. Etymology: [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro`kos; cf. Heb. karkm, Ar. kurkum, Skr. kukuma.]

Wikidata

  1. Crocus

    Crocus is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub and meadows from sea level to alpine tundra in central and southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, on the islands of the Aegean, and across Central Asia to western China.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Crocus

    krō′kus, n. a bulbous plant with brilliant yellow or purple flowers: (slang) a quack doctor. [L. crocus—Gr. krokos; prob. of Eastern origin, as Heb. karkom, and Ar. kurkum, saffron.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Crocus

    A plant genus, in the IRIDACEAE family, known as a source of Saffron.

Entomology

  1. Crocus

    =croceous.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CROCUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CROCUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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