Origin: ME < L < Gr krokos, saffron, via Sem (as in Heb karkōm, Ar kurkum, Aram kūrkāmā, saffron, crocus), ult. < Sans kuṅkumam
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noun pl. cro·cus·es or cro·ci (-sī, -kī)
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, saffron
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin
Origin: , from Greek krokos
Origin: ; perhaps from a source akin to Arabic kurkum, saffron
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