Etymology

crocosmia

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Today it means: Any of many plants in the genus Crocosmia Full definition →

Ancient Greek κρόκος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρόκος“saffron”
  2. English todaycrocosmia

Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “saffron”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκρόκος all →

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