SAFFRON


Meaning of SAFFRON in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 an orange flavouring and food colouring made from the dried stigmas of the crocus, Crocus sativus. 2 the colour of this. 3 = meadow saffron.

adj. saffron-coloured. saffrony adj.

[ ME f. OF safran f. Arab. za' faran ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.