crocus
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crocus /ˈkrəʊkəs/
▶noun (pl. crocuses or croci /-kʌɪ, -kiː/) a small spring-flowering plant of the iris family, which grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers. [Genus Crocus.]
– origin ME: via L. from Gk krokos, of Semitic origin.
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