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Rarecrocuses
The correct spelling is crocuses.
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noun
Say it like: Cro-cus-es
The correct spelling is crocuses. A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
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noun
- 1.A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
- 2.Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
- 3.A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
- 4.A fraudulent doctor; a quack.
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