CROCUS


Meaning of CROCUS in English

n. (pl. crocuses) any dwarf plant of the genus Crocus, growing from a corm and having brilliant usu. yellow or purple flowers.

[ ME, = saffron, f. L f. Gk krokos crocus, of Semitic orig. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.