SAFFRON: значение слова

noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French saffron, safren, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic za‘farān
Date: 13th century


1. the deep orange aromatic pungent dried stigmas of a purple-flowered crocus ( Crocus sativus ) used to color and flavor foods and formerly as a dyestuff and in medicine, the crocus supplying saffron, a moderate orange to orange yellow