| 释义 |
saf·fron
I. \ˈsafrən sometimes -fə(r)n\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English saffran, saffroun, saffron, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic za'farān
1. or saffron crocus : a crocus (Crocus sativus) with purple flowers widely cultivated throughout southern Europe for the drug and dyestuff that it yields
2. : a deep orange-colored substance consisting of the aromatic pungent dried stigmas of saffron and used to color and flavor foods and formerly as a dyestuff and as a stimulant antispasmodic emmenagogue in medicine
3. or saffron yellow : a moderate orange to orange yellow — called also croceus
4. : any of several saffron-colored substances used in alchemy : crocus 2a
< antimony saffron >
5. : safflower 1, 3
6. also saffron tree : satinleaf
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to color or flavor with or as if with saffron |