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(1):

(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.

(2):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Crocus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/crocus.html. 1828.
 
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