Word "CROCUS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
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

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Flower, source of saffron (6)
American next to reptile with flower (6)
Small flowering corm marking spring's arrival - tommasinianus is a very common form (6)
Flower whose stigma are harvested for saffron (6)
Flower occurs unnaturally (6) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Mar 2024
Short spring plant
Plant from which saffron is obtained (6)
Iridaceous genus of plants with white, yellow or purple flowers Mirror Quiz 11 Feb 2024
Reptile seen on American plant (6)
Iridaceous genus of plants widely cultivated in gardens (6)
Bloomer occurs all over the place (6)
Bright spring-flowering corm often planted in groups in lawns (6)
Flower pot almost unserviceable The Sun Two Speed 08 Nov 2023
Spring bulb The Sun Two Speed 08 Nov 2023
Reptile accompanying American flower The Times Cryptic 28 Jul 2023
Plant, for all to see, chewed by dangerous reptiles The Times Cryptic 15 May 2023
Flower yield reduced when given copper and sulphur The Times Cryptic 05 Oct 2022
Flower in earthenware pot, briefly placed on top of us The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Jun 2022
Saffron source Wall Street Journal 04 Jun 2022
Bloomer, feeding caribou’s tail to dangerous reptiles The Times Cryptic 28 Jan 2022
Dangerous reptile descending on American plant The Times Cryptic 08 Nov 2021
Small reptile spotted on American plant
Flower pot almost useless
Spring bulb Irish Times Simplex 18 Mar 2021
Perennial reptilian superpower
Bloomer made by union leader surrounded by dangerous reptiles
Spring bulb The Times Concise 08 Jul 2020
Flower pot almost useless
Bulbous iridaceous plant with brilliant yellow, purple, or white flowers The Telegraph General Knowledge 01 Jun 2020
Saffron flower Universal 10 May 2020
Manitoba's flower Canadiana 23 Sep 2019
Spring flower The Times Concise 17 Aug 2019
Early spring flower The Telegraph General Knowledge 01 Jul 2019
Spring bloom New York Times 27 Nov 2018
Bloomer occurs, unusually so
Flower occurs in the wild
Spring bloom
Small spring flower The Sun Two Speed 26 Dec 2017
Flower occurs unnaturally The Sun Two Speed 26 Dec 2017
Creature that snaps our side's bulbous plant
Reptile next to American flower
Spring bloom Eugene Sheffer 07 Apr 2017
One known for snapping American plant
Long-tubed iris relative The Washington Post 13 Oct 2016
Adjustment occurs in the garden centre Irish Times Crosaire 22 Sep 2016
Nothing in arena apart from one flower
Change occurs in plant The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Aug 2016
Nothing in arena apart from one flower
Manitoba's official flower Canadiana 14 Dec 2015
Reptile taking first persons' flower
Springtime bloomer
Spring bulb
Springtime bloomer
One of the first spring blooms
Spring arrival
Early spring bloomer
Long-tubed flower
Springtime bloomer
Long-tubed flower
Early spring bloomer
Orangish yellow
Saffron source
Early spring bloomer
Spring bloomer
Iris family member
Spring bloomer
Sign of spring
One of the first bloomers
Early bloomer
Member of the iris family
Bloomer, feeding caribou's tail to dangerous reptiles
Spring bloomer
Spring bloomer
Early riser?
An irid
A sign of spring
Spring bellwether
Spring harbinger
Sign of spring.
Spring flower.
Flower.
The flower that blooms in the spring.
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