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What is a crocus?

What is a crocus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
  2. Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
  3. (chemistry) A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
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As far as planting goes, the smaller crocus should be planted so the tips of the bulb are two inches below the soil's surface.
The tulip is followed in popularity by the daffodil and other narcissi, the gladiolus, the lily and the crocus.
There are two different types of fall blooming bulbs, colchicums and crocus.
The correct Latin term for spring flowering is vernal, as in Leucojum vernum, the spring snowflake, and Crocus vernus, the Dutch crocus.
A few inexpensive pots of snazzy red tulips, golden daffodils or purple crocus can brighten a dreary spring day.
The city will reap the benefit in the spring when daffodils and crocus give the city's parks and verges a splash of colour.

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