crocus

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 112436928)
    is a type of: iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
    subtypes: crocus sativus, saffron, saffron crocus - Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
    belongs to: genus crocus - a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

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