Definition of Meadow saffron

1. Noun. Bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe.

Exact synonyms: Autumn Crocus, Colchicum Autumnale, Naked Lady
Group relationships: Colchicum, Genus Colchicum
Generic synonyms: Bulbous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meadow Saffron

meadow foxtail
meadow goldenrod
meadow horsetail
meadow horsetails
meadow jumping mouse
meadow leek
meadow lily
meadow mouse
meadow muffin
meadow mushroom
meadow pea
meadow pipit
meadow pipits
meadow rue
meadow saffron (current term)
meadow salsify
meadow saxifrage
meadow spikemoss
meadow spittlebug
meadow vole
meadowhawk
meadowhawks
meadowland
meadowlands
meadowlark
meadowlarks
meadowless
meadowlike

Literary usage of Meadow saffron

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

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Court« " of London were places when meadow saffron was sold. 4 Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubl ; But every grin so merry drawn one ont-" Peta ..."

2. Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs by Theophrastus (1916)
"... and of meadow-saffron. 2 Wolf s-bane grows in Crete and in Zakynthos, but is most abundant and best at Herakleia in Pontus. It has a leaf like chicory, ..."

3. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"It is hardy and enduring, and well deserves employment. The genus narcissus has been SPRING meadow saffron. for a long time well known ..."

4. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1814)
"Mean, 57-5J On the Poisonous Qualities of meadow saffron. By Mr. John Want, Surgeon to the Northern Dispensary, and Editor of the Medical and Physical ..."

5. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1858)
"The white meadow saffron growing in the west of England, ... Those which have eaten of the common meadow saffron must drink the milk of a cow, ..."

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