crocus 的定义
plural cro·cus·es.
- 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.
- the flower or bulb of the crocus.
- a deep yellow; orangish yellow; saffron.
- Also called crocus martis [mahr-tis]. /ˈmɑr tɪs/. a polishing powder consisting of iron oxide.
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- The crocuses are coming up from the neglected, half-brown lawns, and even the daffodils in my own pitiful mulch bed have bloomed.
- 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.
- That snow is giving way to some crocuses and other early flowers in and around the city.
- Saffron is the dried stigmas (the female reproductive parts) of the saffron crocus ( Crocus sativus).
- It takes about 70,000 crocus blossoms or 210,000 stigmas to yield just a pound of saffron.
- One morning Spring peeped round the corner and dropped a crocus or two and a primrose or two.
- In the city of leafy avenues there is not a leaf to be seen, and, except the irrepressible crocus, not a flower.
- The peacock brocade, the eau de Nil, the crocus yellow, but once—twice at the uttermost.
- Hyacinths, narcissus, tulips, and crocus can be made to flower in the winter without difficulty.
- So he came down and changed himself into a bull and breathed from his mouth a crocus 1721.