saffron
/ˈsæfɹən/ · noun
Meaning
- The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus.
- A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.
- An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
- To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.
- To give a saffron colour to (something).
- To embellish.
- Having an orange-yellow colour.
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