safran

Definitions of safran
  1. noun
    dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
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    type of:
    aromatisant, assaisonnement
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
  2. noun
    a shade of yellow tinged with orange
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    types:
    ocre
    a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
    type of:
    teinte jaune, ton jaune
    yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
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