资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
   zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
   za' far[=a]n.]
   1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus})
      having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
      {Crocus}.

   2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
      the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in
      cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
      varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

   3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
      of the {Crocus sativus}.

   {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}.
      

   {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum
      autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron.

   {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
      tree ({El[ae]odendron croceum}); also, the tree itself.

   {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
      the stigmas of the true saffron ({Crocus sativus}).

Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
   zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
   za' far[=a]n.]
   1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus})
      having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
      {Crocus}.

   2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
      the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in
      cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
      varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

   3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
      of the {Crocus sativus}.

   {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}.
      

   {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum
      autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron.

   {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
      tree ({El[ae]odendron croceum}); also, the tree itself.

   {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
      the stigmas of the true saffron ({Crocus sativus}).

Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
   zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
   za' far[=a]n.]
   1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus})
      having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
      {Crocus}.

   2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
      the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in
      cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
      varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

   3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
      of the {Crocus sativus}.

   {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}.
      

   {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum
      autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron.

   {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
      tree ({El[ae]odendron croceum}); also, the tree itself.

   {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
      the stigmas of the true saffron ({Crocus sativus}).

Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
   zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
   za' far[=a]n.]
   1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus})
      having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
      {Crocus}.

   2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
      the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in
      cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
      varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

   3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
      of the {Crocus sativus}.

   {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}.
      

   {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum
      autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron.

   {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
      tree ({El[ae]odendron croceum}); also, the tree itself.

   {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
      the stigmas of the true saffron ({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}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Crocus sativus
     n : Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with
         aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
         [syn: {saffron}, {saffron crocus}]