crocus
/ˈkrəʊkəs/noun
(pl. crocuses 或croci /-saɪ/)
1- a small spring-flowering Eurasian plant of the iris family, which grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers番红花, 藏红花。参见AUTUMN CROCUS.
1.1
- Genus Crocus, family Iridaceae.番红花属, 鸢尾科。
词源
late Middle English （also denoting saffron, obtained from a species of crocus）：via Latin from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew karkōm and Arabic kurkum.