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crocus

cro·cus [ krṓkəss ] (plural cro·cus·es or cro·ci [ krṓ sī, krṓkee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. spring flower: a small perennial spring-flowering plant that grows from a corm. Flowers: white, red, purple, or yellow. Genus Crocus.

2. flower like crocus: a plant that has a flower like a true crocus, e.g. the autumn crocus

3. U.S. metal polish: powdered ferric oxide. Use: polishing metal.
Canadian term  jeweller's rouge


[14th century. Via Latin< Greek krokos "saffron, crocus"]
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