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Definition of Crocus sativus

Crocus sativus
Crocin Cro"cin (kr?"s?n), n. [Gr. ???? saffron.] (Chem.) (a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of Gardenia grandiflora. --Watts. (b) A red powder (called also polychroite), which is made from the saffron (Crocus sativus). See Polychroite.

Meaning of Crocus sativus from wikipedia

- Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus or autumn crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. A cormous autumn-flowering...
- The crocus has been known throughout recorded history, mainly as the source of saffron. Saffron is obtained from the dried stigma of Crocus sativus, an...
- (/ˈsæfrən, -rɒn/) is a ****e derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads...
- Saffron, a ****e derived from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), has through history remained among the world's most costly substances...
- and Carta Crocus siculus Tineo ex Guss. Crocus tommasini**** Herb. – Woodland crocus, Tommasini's crocus Crocus vernus (L.) Hill (=C. sativus var. vernus...
- cilantro, an annual herb. Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus. Cu****is sativus, the cu****ber. Daucus carota subsp. sativus, the carrot, a plant species...
- 2002). "Cancer chemopreventive and tumoricidal properties of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)". Experimental Biology and Medicine. 227 (1): 20–25. doi:10...
- plucked from the vegetatively propagated and sterile Crocus sativus, known po****rly as the saffron crocus. The resulting dried "threads" are distinguished...
- isolated from saffron, the ****e consisting of the stigmas of crocus flowers (Crocus sativus). It is the constituent primarily responsible for the aroma...
- of Crocus flavus (Dutch crocus) are used as ornamental plants. The Dutch crocuses are larger than the other cultivated crocus species (e.g., Crocus chrysanthus)...