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1. crocus
noun. ['ˈkroʊkəs'] any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated.
Synonyms
- saffron
- Crocus sativus
- genus Crocus
- saffron crocus
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Rhymes with Crocus
- refocus
- pocus
- locusts
- locus
- hocus
- focus
How do you pronounce crocus?
Pronounce crocus as ˈkroʊkəs.
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Sentences with crocus
1. Noun, singular or mass
Windflowers and crocus will bloom early in the spring, daffodils mid spring, and tulips late spring.
2. Adjective
Some common corm flowers are crocus, water chestnuts and gladiolus.
Quotes about crocus
1. So the nymphs they spoke,we kissed and laid.By noontime’s hourour love was made.Like braided chains of crocus stems,we lay entwined, I laid with them.Our breath, one glassy, tideless sea,our bodies draping wearily,we slept, I slept so lucidly,with hopes to stay this memory.
- Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy