noun Download 🔗Share The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus. Examples : "The gardener carefully planted saffron bulbs in the sunny flower bed. " plant vegetable food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. Examples : "She added a pinch of saffron to the rice to give it a beautiful golden color and a delicate flavor. " food color plant material substance agriculture medicine chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. Examples : "The sunset painted the clouds in shades of saffron and rose. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc. Examples : "saffroned water, saffroned rice." food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give a saffron colour to (something). Examples : "She used turmeric and paprika to saffron the rice, giving it a golden hue. " color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To embellish. Examples : "She used colorful ribbons to saffron her daughter's handmade birthday card. " art style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having an orange-yellow colour. Examples : "The saffron robe of a Buddhist monk." color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading