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cro·cus
(krō′kəs)n. pl. cro·cus·es or cro·ci (-sī, -kī)
1.
a. Any of various perennial Eurasian herbs of the genus Crocus, having grasslike leaves and showy, variously colored flowers.
b. Any of several other plants, such as the autumn crocus.
2. A grayish to light reddish purple.
3. A dark red powdered variety of iron oxide, Fe2O3, used as an abrasive for polishing.
4. A coarse, loosely woven material like burlap, once used to make sacks for shipping saffron. See Note at gunnysack.
[Middle English, saffron, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek krokos; perhaps from a source akin to Arabic kurkum, saffron.]
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crocus
(ˈkrəʊkəs)n, pl -cuses
1. (Plants) any plant of the iridaceous genus Crocus, widely cultivated in gardens, having white, yellow, or purple flowers. See also autumn crocus
2. (Elements & Compounds) another name for jeweller's rouge
adj
(Colours) of a saffron yellow colour
[C17: from New Latin, from Latin crocus, from Greek krokos saffron, of Semitic origin]
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cro•cus
(ˈkroʊ kəs)n., pl. -cus•es.
1. 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 oxide.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek krókos saffron, crocus < Semitic; compare Arabic kurkum saffron]
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Noun 1. [画像:crocus - any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers]crocus - 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
iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
genus Crocus - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
Crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus - Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
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Translations
زَعْفَران زَعْفران زراعي
krokus
krokus
krookus
šafran
krókusz
dverglilja, krókus
クロッカス
크로커스
crocus
krokas
krokuss
brânduşă
krókus
krokus,žafran
krokus
ดอกโครคัส
giống nghệ tây
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crocus
n → Krokus m
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crocus
(ˈkrəukəs) noun a plant growing from a bulb and having brilliant yellow, purple or white flowers. krokus, saffraanblom, kraai-uintjie زَعْفران زراعي минзухар açafrão krokus der Krokus krokus κρόκος azafrán krookus گل زعفران krookus crocus כרכום फूलों वाला पौधा šafran krókusz krokus dverglilja, krókus croco クロッカス (식물) 크로커스 krokas krokuss krokus krokus krokus krokus د زعفران ګل açafrão şofran крокус krókus žafran šafran krokus ดอกไม้สีสดหลากสีในทุ่งหญ้าฤดูใบไม้ผลิ çiğdem; safran 番紅花,藏紅花 крокіс; шафран كيسو cây nghệ tây 番红花
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crocus
→ زَعْفَران krokus krokus Krokus κρόκος flores silvestres , planta del azafrán krookus crocus šafran croco クロッカス 크로커스 krokus krokus krokus açafrão , croco крокус krokus ดอกโครคัส çiğdem giống nghệ tây 番红花Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009