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词汇 crocus
释义 crocus
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkrəʊ.kəs/ us /ˈkroʊ.kəs/
a small yellow, white, or purple spring flower番红花,藏红花
 
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Examples from literature

Anne was kneeling at the west gable window watching the sunset sky that was like a great flower with petals of crocus and a heart of fiery yellow. 
On the pulpit stood a bunch of crocuses crowded into a vase: some Mary's offering. 
St. George remembered a green slope, spangled with crocuses and wild strawberries, coloured like the orchids but lying under free sky, in free air. 
The first crocuses of spring had just begun to smile when a letter came, written by a stranger's hand! 
Under the damson tree the first white snowdrops came, and the crocuses, whose yellow petals often appeared over the snow, and presently the daffodils and the beautiful narcissus. 

crocus | American Dictionary


crocus
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkroʊ·kəs/
a small yellow, white, or purple spring flower

Examples of crocus


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One of the cases he described was dedicated to spring flowers, among them primula, scilla, cyclamen, and crocus.
The giant crocuses were designed to transmit different qualities of natural light, and major individual sculptures or paintings could be isolated and displayed there.
I am referring, of course, to the autumn crocus.
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Then came 1982 and once again the crocuses appeared through the winter snow.
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It is found in the spice saffron, which comes from the crocus flower.
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The small inner tepals are surrounded by three larger tepals, unlike the more symmetrical crocus species found outside of the subfamily.
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It is made from the dried red stigma of the crocus sativus flower.
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The last layer is greased with yolk, mixed up with crocus.
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Its decoration includes crocus blossom, leaf scroll and geometrical motifs.
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Thus, the tulip, crocus, and other vernal flowers are very sensitive to changes in temperature.
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This has led many archaeologists to believe that the fresco of the saffron/crocus gatherers is a coming of age fresco dealing with female pubescence.
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Human cultivation of saffron crocus and use of saffron spans more than 3,500 years and spans different cultures, continents, and civilizations, see history of saffron.
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In the medieval period the primary trade was in wool but in the 16th and 17th centuries the saffron crocus (crocus sativus) was widely grown.
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There are several large tombs, two ponds and bridge, and a large crocus lawn.
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Such was his collecting zeal that, by the turn of the 20th century, he was growing over 130 species of colchicum and crocus.
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