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• Crocus — Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crocus of Mars — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crocus of Venus — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crocus sativus — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crocus vernus — Crocus Cro cus (kr[=o] k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus} is one of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crocus — [krō′kəs] n. pl. crocuses or croci [krō′sī΄] [ME < L < Gr krokos, saffron, via Sem (as in Heb karkōm, Ar kurkum, Aram kūrkāmā, saffron, crocus), ult. < Sans kuṅkumam] 1. any of a large genus (Crocus) of spring blooming plants of the iris …   English World dictionary

• Crocus cloth — is an abrasive sheet similar to sand paper or emery cloth but covered with a layer of very fine loose polishing or lapping compound rather than with bound grains of abrasive. For final metal and gemstone finishing. It is available in various… …   Wikipedia

• crocus cloth — noun Etymology: crocus (I) (powder) : cloth that has finely divided ferric oxide glued to one side and is used for fine abrading or polishing * * * crocus cloth, 1. a layer of jeweler s rouge on thick cloth backing, used for polishing metals and… …   Useful english dictionary

• crocus — crocused, adj. /kroh keuhs/, n., pl. crocuses. 1. any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring. 2. the flower or bulb of… …   Universalium

• crocus Martis — Colcothar Col co*thar (k[o^]l k[ o]*th[ e]r), n. [NL. colcothar vitrioli, fr. Ar. qolqo[.t]ar.] (Chem.) Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment; called also {crocus Martis}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crocus — noun (plural crocuses) 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary