Saffron (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Crocus Sativus
• Saffron Crocus

Meaning ²

A shade of yellow tinged with orange.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Orange Yellow

Hypernyms

• Yellow

Hyponyms

• Ocher

Meaning ³

Dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Examples

• The chef added a pinch of saffron to the paella to give it a distinctive yellow color and flavor.
• Saffron is one of the most expensive spices in the world due to the labor-intensive process of harvesting the stigmas.
• The ancient Greeks used saffron to dye their clothes and as a form of currency in trade.
• The aroma of saffron wafted through the air as the street vendor cooked up a batch of traditional Persian rice.
• The recipe called for a few threads of saffron to be soaked in hot water before adding it to the bouillabaisse.

Hypernyms

• Flavoring
• Seasoner
• Flavourer
• Seasoning
• Flavouring