Crocus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Crocus	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Crocus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crocus n any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rouge \Rouge\, n. [F.] 1. (Chem.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also {crocus}, {jeweler's rouge}, etc. 2. A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the safflower, but it is often made from carmine. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crocus \Cro"cus\ (kr[omac]"k[ucr]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kro`kos; cf. Heb. kark[omac]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[ndot]kuma.] 1. (Bot.) 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. 2. (Chem.) 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. {Crocus of Venus} (Old Chem.), oxide of copper.