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saffron

DEFINITIONS OF: saffron

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n Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food

Synonyms:
Crocus sativus, saffron crocus
Type of:
crocus
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

n dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus

Type of:
flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

n a shade of yellow tinged with orange

Synonyms:
orange yellow
Types:
ocher, ochre
a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
Type of:
yellow, yellowness
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
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