SAFFRON as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a shade of yellow tinged with orange
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) saffron is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus
    Hypernyms(s) saffron is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) saffron is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower