| NOUN | plant | crocus | any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers |
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| Sounds | krow'kahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Member of | genus Crocus | A monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae |
| Narrower | saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus | Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food |
| Broader | iridaceous plant | Any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae |
| Spanish | azafrán, croco, crocus | |
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