|  crocus 
  
 
 any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers;
 native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
 • Hypernyms:
 iridaceous plant
 • Hyponyms:
 saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus
 • Member Holonyms:
 genus Crocus
 
 
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