"crocus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/ [UK], /ˈkɹoʊ.kəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crocus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: crocuses [plural], croci [plural], crocus [plural], crocusses [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊkəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”), from an ancient Semitic language. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|crocus}} Latin crocus, {{der|en|grc|κρόκος||crocus}} Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”), {{der|en|sem}} Semitic Head templates: {{en-noun|+|croci|crocus|crocusses}} crocus (plural crocuses or croci or crocus or crocusses)
  1. A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus. Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Iris family plants Translations (plant of genus Crocus): κρόκος (krókos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), քրքմածաղիկ (kʻrkʻmacaġik) (Armenian), шафран (šafran) [masculine] (Bulgarian), минзухар (minzuhar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), crocus [masculine] (Catalan), krokus [masculine] (Czech), šafrán [masculine] (Czech), krokus [common-gender] (Danish), krokus [feminine] (Dutch), krokuso (Esperanto), sahrami (Finnish), krookus (Finnish), crocus [masculine] (French), azafrán [masculine] (Galician), sasafrán [masculine] (Galician), ქურქუმა (kurkuma) (Georgian), Krokus [masculine] (German), κρόκος (krókos) [masculine] (Greek), כַּרְכֹּם (karkóm) [masculine] (Hebrew), krókus [masculine] (Icelandic), krokuso (Ido), cróch [masculine] (Irish), croco [masculine] (Italian), クロッカス (Japanese), crocus [masculine] (Latin), krokas (Lithuanian), качунка (kačunka) [feminine] (Macedonian), pîvok [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), krokus [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), krokus [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), کروکوس (krokus) (Persian), szafran [masculine] (Polish), krokus [masculine] (Polish), croco [masculine] (Portuguese), brândușă [feminine] (Romanian), кро́кус (krókus) [masculine] (Russian), шафра́н (šafrán) [masculine] (Russian), krokus [masculine] (Slovene), žafran [masculine] (Slovene), croco [masculine] (Spanish), karkomu (Swahili), krokus [common-gender] (Swedish), çiğdem (Turkish), krok (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-crocus-en-noun-4xN9DbmR Disambiguation of Flowers: 30 34 7 3 26 Disambiguation of Iris family plants: 45 27 4 3 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 7 2 25 Disambiguation of 'plant of genus Crocus': 88 8 2 2
  2. Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus. Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-crocus-en-noun-S0P3PAEW Disambiguation of Flowers: 30 34 7 3 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 7 2 25
  3. (inorganic chemistry, obsolete) A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds
    Sense id: en-crocus-en-noun-bmx7kCBK Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (obsolete, slang) A fraudulent doctor; a quack. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-crocus-en-noun-0PjZ5Rb5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autumn crocus, crocus of Mars, crocus of Venus, prairie crocus, saffron crocus, sand crocus
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/ [UK], /ˈkɹoʊ.kəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crocus.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊkəs Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} crocus (uncountable)
  1. (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago) Burlap. Tags: Jamaica, Trinidad-and-Tobago, uncountable Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-crocus-en-noun-IYNhsQ56 Disambiguation of People: 14 1 0 32 53 Disambiguation of Flowers: 30 34 7 3 26 Categories (other): Jamaican English, Trinidad and Tobago English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 31 7 2 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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