crocus
/kˈɹəʊkəs/KROH-kuhs
/kˈɹoʊkəs/KROH-kuhs
Meaningsaffron
Common meaning: a small spring flower
- crocsaffronLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 847 · scan
- usLatin noun ending
Journey through time
- Greekκρόκος‘saffron’
- Latincrocus
- Englishcrocus‘a small spring flower’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Built on Greek κρόκος ‘saffron’.
Roots
- κρόκος Greek “saffron”
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