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. ]
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. 2012