saffron yellow

[saf-ruhn]

saf·fron

[saf-ruhn]
noun
1.
Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
2.
an orange-colored condiment consisting of its dried stigmas, used to color and flavor foods.
3.
Also, saffron yellow. yellow-orange.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English saffran, saffron Old French safran < Medieval Latin saffrānum < Arabic zaʿfarān
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Saffron yellow is always a great word to know.
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