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saffron

C1 noun

saffron /ˈsæfɹən/ nghĩa là nghệ tây

Các nghĩa

  1. nghệ tây

    A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.

    countable · uncountable

    Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, spikenard and saffron […]

  2. nghệ tây

    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.

    countable · uncountable

    I must have saffron to colour the warden pies […]

    Saffron is not included in American and British pharmacopoeias, but some Indian medical formulae still include it.

    According to ancient legend, a Greek girl, partaking of saffron for an entire week, could not resist a lover.

  3. màu vàng cam

    An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.

    countable · uncountable

    […] The stately Ram Shone thro’ the Mead, in native Purple clad, Or milder Saffron […]

    […] the girls locked up Echo Lodge again and went away in the perfect half hour that follows the rose and saffron of a winter sunset.

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