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crocus
[ kroh-kuhs ]
noun
plural crocuses.
- any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
- the flower or bulb of the crocus.
- a deep yellow; orangish yellow; saffron.
- Also called cro顎僣us mar顎僼is [mahr, -tis]. a polishing powder consisting of iron oxide.
crocus
/ 藞办谤蓹蕣办蓹蝉 /
noun
- any plant of the iridaceous genus Crocus, widely cultivated in gardens, having white, yellow, or purple flowers See also autumn crocus
- another name for jeweller's rouge
adjective
- of a saffron yellow colour
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠谤辞顎僣耻蝉别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of crocus1
1350鈥1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek 办谤贸办辞蝉 saffron, crocus < Semitic; compare Arabic kurkum saffron
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of crocus1
C17: from New Latin, from Latin crocus, from Greek krokos saffron, of Semitic origin
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With their annual income at their fingertips, a family of saffron farmers pluck delicate crimson stigmas from crocus flowers grown high in India鈥檚 Kashmir Valley.
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There were two crocuses in the snow, sure harbingers of spring.
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Ludmila shows me purple crocuses and bluebells in neat rows and the green shoots of daffodils.
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In the meantime, residents were clinging to signs that the cold would eventually retreat: a stray crocus in the yard.
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For others, it鈥檚 when they first realize they鈥檝e finished dinner and it鈥檚 still light out, or when the first crocuses poke up through the snow.
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