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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024saf•fron /ˈsæfrən/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a crocus having bright purple flowers.
- Food[uncountable] an orange powder made from this flower, used to color and flavor foods.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024saf•fron (saf′rən),USA pronunciation n. - Plant BiologyAlso called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
- an orange-colored condiment consisting of its dried stigmas, used to color and flavor foods.
- Also, saf′fron yel′low. yellow-orange.
- Arabic za‘farān
- Medieval Latin saffrānum
- Middle English saffran, saffron Old French safran 1150–1200
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saffron /ˈsæfrən/ n - an Old World crocus, Crocus sativus, having purple or white flowers with orange stigmas
- the dried stigmas of this plant, used to flavour or colour food
- meadow saffron ⇒
another name for autumn crocus - false saffron ⇒
another name for safflower - an orange to orange-yellow colour
- (as adjective): a saffron dress
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic za'farān |