crocus

/ˈkroʊkəs/
/ˈkrʌʊkəs/
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Other forms: crocuses

Definitions of crocus
  1. noun
    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
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    types:
    Crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus
    Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
    type of:
    iridaceous plant
    any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
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