transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrō-kəs ]
noun
( plural cro·cus·es )
Etymology: Middle English, the saffron plant, from Latin, from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian kurkānū saffron
Date: 14th century
1.
a. plural also crocus or cro·ci -ˌkē, -ˌkī, -ˌsī : any of a genus ( Crocus ) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves
b. : saffron 1a
2. : a dark red ferric oxide used for polishing metals