žafran
1. žafran
a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae, comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms (Crocus) [Rod enokaličnic iz družine perunikovk, ki obsega 90 vrst trajnic, ki rastejo iz gomoljev (Crocus).]
2. žafran
any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated [katerakoli izmed številnih nizko rastočih rastlin iz rodu Crocus z vitkimi, podobnimi travam listi in belimi, rumenimi ali vijoličastimi cvetovi; avtohtone predvsem na območju Sredozemlja, vendar široko gojene]
3. žafran
dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus [sušene in oškropljene brazde starega sveta saffron crocus]