Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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saffron | Yes | No | No | No |
crocus | Yes | No | No | No |
saffron (noun) | crocus (noun) |
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a shade of yellow tinged with orange | 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 |
dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus | |
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food |