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A bulbous iridaceous plant having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus. 2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery,

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A bulbous iridaceous plant having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus. 2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine. 3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron. See Safflower. -- Meadow saffron , a bulbous plant of Europe, resembling saffron. -- Saffron wood , the yellowish wood of a South African tree ; also, the tree itself. -- Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron .

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