Crocus (/ˈkroʊkəs/; plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of seasonal flowering plants in the family Iridaceae (iris family) comprising about 100 species...
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coordinated terrorist attack against civilians occurred at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Crocus City, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The attack began...
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Crocus sativus, commonly known as saffron crocus or autumn crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. A cormous autumn-flowering...
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Look up Crocus or crocus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crocus is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. Crocus may also refer...
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Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is part of the Crocus City development, which also includes the Crocus City Mall, Crocus Expo and Vegas City Hall [ru]. It is dedicated...
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Saffron (category Crocus)
(/ˈsæfrən, -rɒn/) is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads...
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CROCUS is a research reactor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a research institute and university in Lausanne, Switzerland. The uranium nuclear...
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Autumn Crocus may refer to: Several species of flowering plant: Plants in the genus Crocus which bloom in autumn Crocus nudiflorus Crocus sativus the meadow...
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Classical mythology, Crocus (Ancient Greek: Κρόκος, Krókos) was a mortal youth who was changed by the gods into a saffron flower. Crocus was unhappy with...
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name HMS Crocus, after the crocus, a genus of flowering plants. HMS Crocus (1808) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1808 and sold in 1815. HMS Crocus (1856)...
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Crocus (Ancient Greek: Κρόκος) was Ptolemaic governor of Cyprus and admiral of the Ptolemaic navy in the second century BC. Crocus is mentioned as governor...
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Crocus City is an exhibition and business complex located in Krasnogorsk with concert halls, hotels, and restaurants. Developed by Aras Agalarov's Crocus...
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have been named Crocus after the spring flower of the iris family. USS Crocus (1862), was a screw steamer, was built in 1862. USS Crocus (WAGL-210) was...
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of Crocus flavus (Dutch crocus) are used as ornamental plants. The Dutch crocuses are larger than the other cultivated crocus species (e.g., Crocus chrysanthus)...
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Crocus Hill is the highest point of Anguilla, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, with an elevation of 73 metres (240 ft). The hill is located...
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Crocus haussknechtii is species of flowering plant growing from a corm native to southern Jordan, northern Iraq to western Iran. Crocus haussknechtii...
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Crocus pallasii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found from the Balkan Peninsula to Levant and West Iran....
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Crocus serotinus, the late crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, found in the Iberian peninsula and North...
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This list of Crocus species shows the accepted species names within the genus Crocus, which are predominantly spring perennial plants in the Iridaceae...
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as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked boys or naked ladies, is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles the true crocuses, but is a member...
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Crocus Technology, founded in 2004, was a venture-capital-backed semiconductor startup company developing and manufacturing integrated magnetic field sensors...
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Crocus niveus is a species of Crocus from Greece. "Crocus niveus in Tropicos". Media related to Crocus niveus at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Crocus...
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and Israel. Crocus hermoneus has two subspecies: Crocus hermoneus subsp. hermoneus Crocus hermoneus subsp. palaestinus Feinbrun "Crocus hermoneus Kotschy...
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Crocus sieberi, Sieber's crocus, also referred to as the Cretan crocus or snow crocus (as is Crocus chrysanthus), is a plant of the genus Crocus in the...
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Crocus ancyrensis, sometimes known as the Ankara crocus, (Turkish: Ankara çiğdemi) is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic...
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compound isolated from saffron, the spice consisting of the stigmas of crocus flowers (Crocus sativus). It is the constituent primarily responsible for the aroma...
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Crocus cartwrightianus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to mainland Greece, Euboea, Crete, Skyros and some islands...
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Crocus pulchellus, the hairy crocus is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is found the Northern Balkan Peninsula to Northwestern...
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Colchicum (redirect from False Autumn Crocus)
names autumn crocus, meadow saffron and naked lady may be applied to the whole genus or to many of its species; they refer to the "naked" crocus-like flowers...
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civilizations. Saffron, a spice derived from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), has through history remained among the world's most costly...
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