crocus

Etymology 1
Borrowed from, from , from an ancient language.

Noun

 * 1) A perennial flowering plant (of the genus  in the  family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of.
 * 2) Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and.
 * 3)  A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
 * 4)  A fraudulent doctor; a quack.
 * 1)  A fraudulent doctor; a quack.

Derived terms

 * saffron crocus
 * sand crocus
 * saffron crocus
 * sand crocus
 * saffron crocus
 * sand crocus

Translations

 * Armenian: քրքմածաղիկ
 * Basque:
 * Bulgarian: шафран,
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: krokus,
 * Danish: krokus
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: krokuso
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * Georgian: ქურქუმა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κρόκος
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Irish: cróch
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: クロッカス
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin: crocus
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: krokas
 * Macedonian: качунка
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: krokus
 * Nynorsk: krokus
 * Persian: کروکوس
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: krokus,
 * Spanish: croco
 * Swahili: karkomu
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Volapük: krok

Noun

 * 1)  Burlap.
 * a crocus bag

Etymology
, from.

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  (plant)

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) crocus, saffron

Usage notes
Most often, the masculine crocus was used to refer to the plant, while the neuter was used for saffron gathered from the plant. However, this distinction is not universally observed, and the word crocus may refer either to the crocus plant or to saffron taken from the plant.