saf·fron 
(săfrən)
(săfrən)n.
1.
a. A corm-producing plant (Crocus sativus) native to the eastern Mediterranean region, having purple or white flowers with orange stigmas.
b. The dried aromatic stigmas of this plant, used to color foods and as a cooking spice and dyestuff.
2. A moderate or strong orange yellow to moderate orange.
[Middle English safroun, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safrānum, from Arabic za'farān; akin to Akkadian azupīru, of unknown origin.]
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