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crocusMain Entry: cro·cus Pronunciation: \ˈkrō-kəs\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural cro·cus·es Etymology: Middle English, the saffron plant, from Latin, from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian kurkānū saffron Date: 14th century 1 a plural also crocus or cro·ci \-ˌkē, -ˌkī, -ˌsī\ : any of a genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves b : saffron 1a
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