saffron : Idioms & Phrases

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Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron

  • . (Bot.) See Safflower.
Webster 1913

false saffron

  • noun thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
    safflower; Carthamus tinctorius.
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Meadow saffron

  • noun bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
    naked lady; autumn crocus; Colchicum autumnale.
WordNet
  • (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Colchichum autumnate) of Europe, resembling saffron.
Webster 1913

saffron crocus

  • noun Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
    Crocus sativus; saffron.
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Saffron wood

  • (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African tree (Elæodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
Webster 1913

Saffron yellow

  • a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus).
Webster 1913