English-Thai Dictionary

crocus

N สี เหลือ ส้ม  se-luea-som

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CROCUS

n.[Gr. ] 1. Saffron, a genus of plants.
2. In chimistry, a yellow powder; any metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CROCUS

Cro "cus (kr "ks ), n. Etym: [L., saffron, fr. Gr. kark, Ar. kurkum,Skr. ku. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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. )

 

Defn: 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 irron, and used as a polishing powder. Crocus of Venus (Old Chem. ), oxide of copper.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crocus

cro cus |ˈkrōkəs ˈkroʊkəs | ▶noun ( pl. crocuses or croci |-kī, -sī | ) a small, spring-flowering plant of the iris family, which grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers. See also autumn crocus. [Genus Crocus, family Iridaceae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting saffron, obtained from a species of crocus ): via Latin from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew karkōm and Arabic kurkum.

 

Oxford Dictionary

crocus

crocus |ˈkrəʊkəs | ▶noun ( pl. crocuses or croci |-kʌɪ, -kiː | ) a small spring-flowering Eurasian plant of the iris family, which grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers. See also autumn crocus. ●Genus Crocus, family Iridaceae. ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting saffron, obtained from a species of crocus ): via Latin from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew karkōm and Arabic kurkum.

 

French Dictionary

crocus

crocus n. m. nom masculin Plante à bulbe qui fleurit au printemps. : Des crocus blancs. Prononciation Le s final se prononce, [krɔkys ]; le nom rime avec puce

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crocus

cro cus /króʊkəs /名詞 複 ～es 1 C 〘植 〙クロッカス (の花 ).2 U 濃い [オレンジがかった ]黄色 .3 U 赤色酸化鉄の磨き [つや出し ]粉 .