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noun

Crocus n.

(Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. Crocus vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; Crocus sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.

(Chem.) A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder.

Crocus of Venus (Old Chem.), oxide of copper.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Crocus" Quotes from Famous Books

... poet's question James and John would answer that they "went out to see the blue lupin and salvia, the purple hyacinth, the yellow and white crocus, the scarlet poppy, and gladiolus, the flowering almond, the crimson and ...

— A Life of St. John for the Young • George Ludington Weed

... with labor's healthy toil, Each face of yon dear home Thou'st set within the pearly blue, Or crocus glow, ...

— Song-waves • Theodore H. Rand

... turned to him. Beyond them the lane opened into a field and a clear lake of crocus sky cast a dim light into the shadow where they stood. Above it was a new moon, like a gleaming silver scimitar. Sara saw it was over her left shoulder, and she saw Lige's face ...

— Further Chronicles of Avonlea • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... Crocus.—Among our earliest spring flowers. These will grow in any garden soil, but prefer rich, sandy earth. Plant in October or November, 3 in. deep and 2 in. apart. Take the roots up every second year, and plant the small off-sets in a nursery bed for two ...

— Gardening for the Million • Alfred Pink

... deserve special mention are the Crocus, the Snow Drop, the Scilla, and the Musk or Grape Hyacinth. These should be planted in groups, to be most effective, and set close together. They must be used in large quantities to produce much of a show. They are very cheap, and a good-sized ...

— Amateur Gardencraft - A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover • Eben E. Rexford

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