- A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising
separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of
spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms
in the autumn. - A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a
red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or
colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing
powder.
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