Saffron Flower Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • 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
	33%	7		Comes from the stigma of the crocus flower
	noun • Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food • dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus • a shade of yellow tinged with orange
	28%	8		This flower's genus name is derived from the Latin word for 'meadow saffron'
	noun • sea lavender

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The Guardian Quick16 Apr 2007	Down 16
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