crocus / ˈkroʊ kəs /

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crocus 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural cro·cus·es.

  1. any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
  2. the flower or bulb of the crocus.
  3. a deep yellow; orangish yellow; saffron.
  4. Also called crocus martis [mahr-tis]. /ˈmɑr tɪs/. a polishing powder consisting of iron oxide.

更多crocus例句

  1. The crocuses are coming up from the neglected, half-brown lawns, and even the daffodils in my own pitiful mulch bed have bloomed.
  2. As crocuses and other early-blooming flowers opened up, the green buds of cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin emerged Thursday, reaching the first of five stages in their development.
  3. That snow is giving way to some crocuses and other early flowers in and around the city.
  4. Saffron is the dried stigmas (the female reproductive parts) of the saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus).
  5. It takes about 70,000 crocus blossoms or 210,000 stigmas to yield just a pound of saffron.
  6. One morning Spring peeped round the corner and dropped a crocus or two and a primrose or two.
  7. In the city of leafy avenues there is not a leaf to be seen, and, except the irrepressible crocus, not a flower.
  8. The peacock brocade, the eau de Nil, the crocus yellow, but once—twice at the uttermost.
  9. Hyacinths, narcissus, tulips, and crocus can be made to flower in the winter without difficulty.
  10. So he came down and changed himself into a bull and breathed from his mouth a crocus 1721.