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saffron yellow
Variant of saffron
noun
- a perennial Old World plant (Crocus sativus) of the iris family, with funnel-shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas
- the dried, aromatic stigmas of this plant, used in flavoring and coloring foods, and formerly in medicine
- orange yellowalso saffron yellow
adjective
orange-yellow
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