crocus sativus crocus sack • crocuta · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · crocus sativus · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food. Synonyms: saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · saffron · · Synonym 1 saffron crocus · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076