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
the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder
A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm
Crocuses are small white, yellow, or purple flowers that are grown in parks and gardens in the early spring. a small purple, yellow, or white flower that appears in early spring (from krokos). Any of about 75 species of low-growing plants, with corms, that make up the genus Crocus (iris family), native to the Alps, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean and widely grown for their cuplike blooms in early spring or fall. The spring-flowering sorts have a floral tube so long that the ovary is belowground, sheltered from climatic changes. Saffron comes from C. sativus of western Asia. The alpine C. vernus is the chief ancestor of the common garden crocus. Dutch yellow crocus (C. flavus) and C. biflorus are popular spring-flowering species
A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp