| NOUN | plant | saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus | Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food |
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| food | saffron | dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus | |
| attribute | saffron, orange yellow | a shade of yellow tinged with orange |
| Sounds | sae'frahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food. | |
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| Synonyms | saffron crocus, Crocus sativus | |
| Parts | saffron | dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus |
| Broader | crocus | Any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers |
| Spanish | azafrán, crocus sativus | |
| Catalan | crocus sativus, Crocus sativus, safrà | |
| Meaning | dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus. | |
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| Part of | saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus | Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food |
| Broader | flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts |
| Spanish | azafrán | |
| Catalan | safrà | |
| Meaning | A shade of yellow tinged with orange. | |
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| Synonym | orange yellow | |
| Narrower | ocher, ochre | A moderate yellow-orange to orange color |
| Broader | yellow, yellowness | Yellow color or pigment |
| Spanish | amarillo anaranjado, amarillo-naranja, azafrán | |
| Catalan | safrà | |
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