Associations to the word «Crocus»

CROCUS, noun. A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

CROCUS, noun. Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.

CROCUS, noun. (chemistry) (obsolete) A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.

CROCUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Iridaceae   — the crocuses, native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa.

CROCUS OF VENUS, noun. (chemistry) (obsolete) copper oxide

CROCUS SATIVUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Iridaceae   — the saffron crocus, the source of the spice saffron.

CROCUS, 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.