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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crocus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | iridaceous plant |
| Has types | crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus |
Examples of crocus
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I like them combined, the tall-necked crocus rising up above the starry anemone.
From the guardian.co.uk
Finally add the small crocus bulbs and top with at least 3 inches more of soil.
From the thenewstribune.com
Layer in autumn-blooming crocus bulbs to harvest their pollen and use as saffron.
From the thenewstribune.com
Look for those shoots of crocus and snowdrops to start popping out of the ground.
From the buffalonews.com
Nearby the green shoots of crocus and lily of the valley peek through the dirt.
From the dailyherald.com
Nearby the green shoots of crocus and lily of the valley peak through the dirt.
From the dailyherald.com
Also put in bulbs, such as anemones, crocus, daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips.
From the dailynews.com
There are several large tombs, two ponds and bridge, and a large crocus lawn.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The wild precursor of domesticated saffron crocus was Crocus cartwrightianus.
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- 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
- Crocus (English plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring...
- Crocus (plural: crocuses, croci) is a genus of perennial flowering plants, native to a large area from coastal and subalpine areas of central and southern Europe (including the islands of the Aegean), North Africa and the Middle East, across Central Asia to western China.
- Chrocus or Crocus (fl. 260u2013306 AD) was a leader of the Alamanni in the late 3rd to early 4th centuries. In 260, he led an uprising of the Alamanni against the Roman Empire, traversing the Upper Germanic Limes and advancing as far as Clermont-Ferrand, and possibly as far as Ravenna, and he was possibly present at the Alamannic conquest of the Frankish town of Mende.
- A perennial flowering plant (of the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus; Some similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus
- Any solid of a saffron or reddish color, as in Crocus of Mars.
- The beloved friend of Smilax, was changed by the -gods into a saffron plant, because he loved without being loved again. According to another tradition, he was metamorphosed by his friend Hermes, who had killed him in a game of discus. (Ov. Met. iv. 283 ; Serv. ad Virg. Georg. iv. 182.) [L. S.]
- Cheerfulness, abuse not. Foresight. Youthful gladness, attachment.
- An abrasive material consisting of coarse grains of iron oxide that is used for grinding metal before polishing. Finer grains are called rouge.
