crocus

Plural: croci, crocus, crocuses, crocusses

Noun

• A small, spring-flowering plant of the iris family.
• any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
• A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
• Any of various similar flowering plants, such as autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
• A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
• A fraudulent doctor; a quack.
• Burlap.

Examples

• a crocus bag
• He played CROCUS, hoping it would blossom into a high-scoring play.