/
ˈkrəʊkəs/
n.
(pl. crocuses or croci
/-kʌɪ, -kiː/
)
a small spring-flowering plant of the iris family, which grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers.
[Genus
Crocus.]
Etymology
ME: via L. from Gk krokos, of Semitic origin.
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