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saffron Definition

saf·fron (safrən)

noun

  1. a perennial Old World plant (Crocus sativus) of the iris family, with funnel-shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas
  2. the dried, aromatic stigmas of this plant, used in flavoring and coloring foods, and formerly in medicine
  3. orange yellow

Etymology: ME saffroun < OFr safran < ML safranum < Ar zaʼfarān

adjective

orange-yellow

saffron Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • add: Remove from heat, and add the remaining liquid saffron.
  • include: Our recipe is a luxurious recipe that includes crushed organic saffron.
  • grow: Next, via country lanes to Saffron Waldon, a village once famed for growing saffron.
  • infuse: The milk pudding was wobbly and delicate and came with delicious saffron infused crispy rice pudding.
  • buy: I saw an American ( a rarity in Dubai ) who had bought some saffron being pressed to buy more.

Adjective modifier

  • little: The seed taken in wine with a little saffron removes obstruction of the liver and is good for the yellow jaundice.
  • yellow: Maker ( Clarke / Hicks / Nash ) Days of yellow saffron.
  • liquid: Remove from heat, and add the remaining liquid saffron.
  • Spanish: Product description: Spanish saffron The most expensive of spices by weight.

Modifies a noun

  • crocus: Saffron Walden takes its name from the saffron crocus once grown around the town.
  • robe: On the day I was there, the younger monks, some wearing their saffron robes, were playing football against the local traders.
  • bun: She serves coffee and saffron buns or ginger cookies to her parents.
  • rice: The Ross - Pan fried supreme of chicken topped with an Orkney smoked cheese sauce on a bed of saffron rice.
  • strand: Saffron rice To one cup of rice add 8 saffron strands, soaked in warm water for 8 minutes.
  • sauce: Vintage: 2004 Food Choice: Fish in filo pastry with saffron cream sauce.

Noun used with modifier

  • meadow: In autumn the meadows bloom once more, this time with meadow saffron - a plant associated with ancient grasslands.

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