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Crocus
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crocus
Translingual
thumb|Crocus vernus species Crocus vernus
Etymology
From mul la crocus, from mul grc κρόκος saffron. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Iridaceae the crocuses, native to temperate Eurasia and North Africa
Hypernyms
genus ; Crocoideae subfamily - subfamily; Ixieae tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Crocus sativus species (saffron crocus) - type species
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