Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CRO'CUS
CRO'CUS, n. [Gr. κροκος, from the Shemitic ירק, and its yellow color.]
- Saffron, a genus of plants.
- In chimistry, a yellow powder; any metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color. – Encyc.
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