croceateadj.
/ˈkrəʊsɪeɪt//ˈkrəʊʃɪeɪt/ a. Pertaining to saffron.
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croceate1866
1866 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Georgics i. 56 Tmolus doth supply Its croceate odours.
b. Saffron-coloured, croceous adj.
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saffron-hued1513
saffron-coloured1548
saffron1567
crocean1629
croceal1647
croceous1657
croceate1867
saffronic1949
1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 262 From Tithon's croceate bed Aurora springs.
1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 268 The croceate garb.
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adj.1866