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.
1. Noun Phrase Saffron comes from the female parts of the crocus sativus. 2. Noun Phrase Saffron comes from the flowers of crocus plants, or crocus sativus.
