saffron stigmas

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• Saffron — For other uses, see Saffron (disambiguation). Saffron crocus …   Wikipedia

• saffron — /saf reuhn/, n. 1. Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers. 2. an orange colored condiment consisting of its dried stigmas, used to color and flavor foods. 3. Also, saffron yellow. yellow orange. [1150… …   Universalium

• 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} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saffron wood — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saffron yellow — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saffron — [saf′rən] n. [ME saffroun < OFr safran < ML safranum < Ar zaʼfarān] 1. a perennial Old World plant (Crocus sativus) of the iris family, with funnel shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas 2. the dried, aromatic stigmas of this… …   English World dictionary

• SAFFRON — (Heb. כַּרְכֹּם, karkom), the Crocus sativus; an aromatic golden dye was extracted from the stigmas of its golden blossoms. It was also dried and used for flavoring foods. In the Bible karkom is mentioned once among the various spices that grew… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Saffron — Saf fron (?; 277), a. Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saffron — ► NOUN ▪ an orange yellow spice used for flavouring and colouring food, made from the dried stigmas of a crocus. ORIGIN Arabic …   English terms dictionary

• Saffron Walden — infobox UK place country = England official name= Saffron Walden latitude= 52.0262 longitude= 0.2449 population = 15,095 shire district= Uttlesford shire county = Essex region= East of England constituency westminster= Saffron Walden post town=… …   Wikipedia

• saffron — saf·fron || sæfrÉ™n n. species of crocus plant bearing orange stigmas and purple flowers; spice and food coloring derived from the stigmas of the saffron crocus adj. having a yellowish orange coloring …   English contemporary dictionary