crocus

cro·cus

noun \ˈkrō-kəs\

plural cro·cus·es

Definition of CROCUS

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

2

: a dark red ferric oxide used for polishing metals

Origin of CROCUS

Middle English, the saffron plant, from Latin, from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian kurkānū saffron

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with CROCUS

focus, hocus, locus