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crocus
(kroʊkəs)
Word forms: plural crocuses
countable noun
Crocuses are small white, yellow, or purple flowers that are grown in parks and gardens in the early spring.
crocus in British English
(ˈkrəʊkəs)
nounWord forms: plural -cuses
1.
any plant of the iridaceous genus Crocus, widely cultivated in gardens, having white, yellow, or purple flowers
See also autumn crocus2. another name for jeweller's rouge
adjective
3.
of a saffron yellow colour
Word origin
C17: from New Latin, from Latin crocus, from Greek krokos saffron, of Semitic origincrocus in American English
(ˈkroʊkəs)
nounWord forms: plural ˈcrocuses or ˈcroˌci (ˈkroʊˌsaɪ)
1.
any of a large genus (Crocus) of spring-blooming plants of the iris family, with fleshy corms and a yellow, purple, or white flower
2.
an orange-yellow color; saffron
3.
powdered iron oxide used for polishing
Word origin
ME < L < Gr krokos, saffron, via Sem (as in Heb karkōm, Ar kurkum, Aram kūrkāmā, saffron, crocus), ult. < Sans kuṅkumamImage ofcrocus
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British English: crocus /ˈkrəʊkəs/ NOUN
Crocuses are small white, yellow, or purple flowers that grow in the early spring.
- American English: crocus
- Arabic: زَعْفَران
- Brazilian Portuguese: açafrão
- Chinese: 番红花
- Croatian: šafran
- Czech: krokus
- Danish: krokus
- Dutch: krokus
- European Spanish: flores silvestres
- Finnish: krookus
- French: crocus
- German: Krokus
- Greek: κρόκος
- Italian: croco
- Japanese: クロッカス
- Korean: 크로커스
- Norwegian: krokus
- Polish: krokus
- European Portuguese: croco
- Romanian: brândușă
- Russian: крокус
- Latin American Spanish: planta del azafrán
- Swedish: krokus
- Thai: ดอกโครคัส
- Turkish: çiğdem çiçek
- Ukrainian: крокус
- Vietnamese: giống nghệ tây
Chinese translation of 'crocus'
crocus
(ˈkrəukəs)
n (c)
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番红(紅)花
(fānhónghuā) (朵, duǒ)
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