saffron

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Saffron threads used as a culinary seasoning.
The saffron crocus plant.
See also Saffron

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French safran, from Mediaeval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (za'farān).

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Singular
saffron

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural saffrons

saffron (countable and uncountable; plural saffrons)

  1. The saffron crocus plant, Crocus sativus.
  2. (herb) A seasoning made from the stigma of the saffron plant.
  3. A dye made from the stigma of the saffron plant.
  4. (color/colour) An orange-yellow colour. The color of a lion.
    saffron colour:    

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plant
spice
dye
colour
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[edit] Adjective

saffron

  1. (color/colour) Having a orange-yellow colour.

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colour

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