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Definition of Saffron

1. Noun. Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food.

2. Noun. Dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus.

3. Noun. A shade of yellow tinged with orange.

Definition of Saffron

1. n. A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus.

2. a. Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.

3. v. t. To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice.

Definition of Saffron

1. Proper noun. (English female given name); a rare flower name from the saffron. ¹

2. Noun. The saffron crocus plant, ''Crocus sativus''. ¹

3. Noun. A seasoning made from the stigma of the saffron plant. ¹

4. Noun. A dye made from the stigma of the saffron plant. ¹

5. Noun. An orange-yellow colour. The color of a lion. ¹

6. Adjective. Having a orange-yellow colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saffron

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Saffron

1. 1. A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus. 2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in colouring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc, and was formerly much used in medicine. 3. An orange or deep yellow colour, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron. Also, the tree itself. Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus). Origin: OE. Saffran, F. Safran; cf. It. Zafferano, Sp. Azafran, Pg. Acafr

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saffron

safewords saffi saffian saffians saffis safflor safflorite safflorites safflors safflow

safflower safflower oil safflower seed safflowers saffranine saffron saffron crocus saffroned saffronlike saffrons

saffrony safing saframycin saframycins safranal safranin safranin O safranine safranines safranins

Literary usage of Saffron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Shakespeare Garden by Esther Singleton (1922)
"IX Saffron Crocus and Cuckoo-flowers Saffron CROCUS (Crocus verus sativus ... Shakespeare speaks of saffron as a color—"the saffron wings of Iris" and ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1886)
"ON THE PURITY OF COMMERCIAL SPANISH Saffron.* RY JOHN M. MAISCH. In order to obtain samples of Spanish saffron which would fairly represent its commercial ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"One grain of saffron rubbed to powder with sugar and a little water imparts a distinctly yellow tint to ten gallons of water. This coloring power is due to ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1853)
"Paste made with Sulphuric Acid and Saffron as a new Caustic in Malignant Ulceration of the Face.—MB CAZENAVE, of Pau, relates, in L' Union Me"di- cale for ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The streets of Rome were sprinkled with saffron when Nero made his entry into ... In ancient Ireland a king's mantle was dyed with saffron, and even down to ..."

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