Definitions for Crocus

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Crocus cro·cus

Spelling: [kroh-kuh s]

IPA: /ˈkroʊ kəs/

Crocus is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in Crocus (ccorsu).

Definitions for Crocus

noun

1. any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
2. the flower or bulb of the crocus.
3. a deep yellow; orangish yellow; saffron.
4. Also called crocus martis [mahr-tis] /ˈmɑr tɪs/ (Show IPA). a polishing powder consisting of iron oxide.

Origin of Crocus

1350-1400; Middle English Latin Greek krókos saffron, crocus Semitic; compare Arabic kurkum saffron

Examples for Crocus

I observed also a sort of crocus and some cheery little buttercups.

And why should the year's first crocus have brought him luck?

There are seventy species of crocus, and many bloom in autumn.

Saffron is the dried stigmas (the female reproductive parts) of the saffron crocus ( crocus sativus).

Before the first crocus is out of the ground, you may look for the first chipmunk.

"Yes, a very warm day," said the crocus, not quite at her ease.

It takes about 70,000 crocus blossoms or 210,000 stigmas to yield just a pound of saffron.

The oil of saffron, is extracted from the stigmata of the crocus sativus.

The so-called bulb of the crocus has a somewhat different structure.

The turf is starred with lilac gentian and crocus bells, but sparely.