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Definitions of saffron:
  • noun:   dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
  • noun:   Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
  • noun:   a shade of yellow tinged with orange



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