crocus C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈkɹoʊ.kəs/ UK /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/ See IPA manual Freq #84803 Meanings 1 noun a low-growing perennial plant with narrow leaves and cup-shaped white, yellow, or purple flowers A purple crocus appeared through the last patch of snow. 2 noun a deep yellow or reddish powder made by calcining certain metal oxides The conservator tested a sample of crocus used as a polishing powder. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a low-growing perennial... crocus flower 2 noun · a deep yellow or reddish... crocus powder Word family Forms crocus-colouredcrocuses Derived forms crocincrocuslike Related forms saffroniris Appears in Phrases (1) See all saffron crocus the crocus cultivated for the aromatic stigmas used as saffron Noun + noun Etymology Learned from Latin crocus, borrowed from Ancient Greek krokos, 'crocus' or 'saffron.' The Greek word probably came from an older Semitic language. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # crocus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɹoʊ.kəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/ **Frequency rank:** 84803 ## Meanings 1. a low-growing perennial plant with narrow leaves and cup-shaped white, yellow, or purple flowers 2. a deep yellow or reddish powder made by calcining certain metal oxides ## Examples - A purple crocus appeared through the last patch of snow. - The conservator tested a sample of crocus used as a polishing powder. ## Synonyms - crocus flower ## Derived Forms - crocin - crocuslike ## Related Forms - saffron - iris ## Etymology Learned from Latin crocus, borrowed from Ancient Greek krokos, 'crocus' or 'saffron.' The Greek word probably came from an older Semitic language. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown