crocus

crocus
[ˈkrəʊkəs]
(pl. crocuses 或 croci -kʌɪ, -kiː)

a small spring-flowering Eurasian plant of the iris family, which grows from a corm and bears bright yellow, purple, or white flowers
番红花；藏红花。参见 autumn crocus
Genus Crocus, family Iridaceae
番红花属，鸢尾科

语源

late Middle English (also denoting saffron, obtained from a species of crocus): via Latin from Greek krokos, of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew karkōm and Arabic kurkum