saffron | | |
n. (plant) | 1. crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus | Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food. |
| ~ saffron | dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus. |
| ~ 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. |
n. (food) | 2. saffron | dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus. |
| ~ flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner | something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts. |
| ~ crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus | Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food. |
n. (attribute) | 3. orange yellow, saffron | a shade of yellow tinged with orange. |
| ~ yellow, yellowness | yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons. |
| ~ ocher, ochre | a moderate yellow-orange to orange color. |
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