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English
Image:Crocus sativus1.jpg|thumb|Crocus sativus

Etymology
through Latin, from Greek κ�οκο� 'crocus'

Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�kro�k�s/, SAMPA: /"kroUk@s/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��k�s|-��k�s

Noun
crocus (plural crocuses or croci)

1. botany A perennial flowering plant (of the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
2. botany Some similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.

Translations

Bulgarian: �а��ан (shafran) m
Catalan: croc? m
Dutch: krokus f
French: crocus m
German: Krokusse m
Greek: ���κο� (krokos) m (:el:���κο�|el])
Ido: croco
Italian: croco m
Latin: crocus m
Polish: szafran
Portuguese: croco m
Spanish: croco m
Turkish: çi�dem

Derived terms
autumn crocus
prairie crocus

Category:Flowers
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