Definition of croci Croci
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What does croci mean?
Wiktionary 
- croci (Noun)
Plural of crocus.
Part of speech
🔤- croci, noun, plural of crocus.
WordNet
NounPlural: crocuses |
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| crocus - any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated | ||
| iridaceous plant any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae | ||
| genus crocus a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae | ||
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Wiktionary
- crocus (Noun)
A perennial flowering plant of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family. Saffron is obtained from the stamens of. - crocus (Noun)
Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus . - crocus (Noun)
A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal especially iron, calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crocus (n.)
A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn. - crocus (n.)
A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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crocus
krō′kus, n. a bulbous plant with brilliant yellow or purple flowers: (slang) a quack doctor. [L. crocus—Gr. krokos; prob. of Eastern origin, as Heb. karkom, and Ar. kurkum, saffron.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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crocus
A nick name for a surgeon of the army and navy.
