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    crocus

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Plants
    cro·cus /ˈkrəʊkəs $ ˈkroʊ-/ noun [countable]  HBPa small purple, yellow, or white flower that appears in early spring 番红花，藏红花 →5 see picture at 见图 flower1
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    crocus• Cosmos, path-smothering nasturtium, stiff autumn crocus and clumps of busy Lizzie were in full bloom.    Origin crocus (1300-1400) Latin “saffron”, from Greek krokos
    cro·cus nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus purple, small white yellow, or a that flower appears


    crocus
    cro‧cus /ˈkrəʊkəs $ ˈkroʊ-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Latin
     Origin: 'saffron', from Greek krokos
    a small purple, yellow, or white flower that appears in early spring


    cro·cusBrE /ˈkrəʊkəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkroʊkəs/ 🔊 nouna small yellow, purple or white flower that appears in early spring 番红花