Crocus

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rouge \Rouge\, n. [F.]
     1. (Chem.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide.
        It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a
        cosmetic, etc. Called also {crocus}, {jeweler's rouge},
        etc.
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     2. A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or
        lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the
        safflower, but it is often made from carmine. --Ure.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crocus \Cro"cus\ (kr[=o]"k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr.
     kro`kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.]
     1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms
        rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus}
        is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; {Crocus
        sativus} produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.
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     2. (Chem.) 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.
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     {Crocus of Venus} (Old Chem.), oxide of copper.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crocus
       n : 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