Crocus sativus

Definitions of Crocus sativus

1. noun

   Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
   synonyms: saffron, saffron crocus

   type of:

   crocus

   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