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noun (plural ~es) Etymology: Middle English, the saffron plant, from Latin, from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian kurkanu saffron Date: 14th century 1. a. plural also ~ or croci any of a genus (Crocus) of herbs of the iris family developing from corms and having solitary long-tubed flowers and slender linear leaves b. saffron 1a 2. a dark red ferric oxide used for polishing metals ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. crocuses) any dwarf plant of the genus Crocus, growing from a corm and having brilliant usu. yellow or purple flowers. Etymology: ME, = saffron, f. L f. Gk krokos crocus, of Semitic orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. бот. крокус, шафран (Crocus gen.) 2. оранжевый или шафрановый цвет 3. крокус 4. сл. врач-шарлатан 5. текст. мешковина 6. мешок ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from L. crocus, from Gk. krokos "saffron, crocus," probably of Sem. origin (cf. Arab kurkum), ult. from Skt. kunkumam. The autumnal crocus (Crocus sativa) was a common source of yellow dye in Roman times, and was perhaps grown in England, where the word existed as O.E. croh, but this form of the word was forgotten by the time the plant was re-introduced in Western Europe by the Crusaders. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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