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saffron

Best crossword clue

"Golden spice"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsæfɹən/Part of speech nounSorted affnorsStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Golden-yellow spice and color made from flower stigmas.

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English saffron, borrowed from Old French safran, borrowed from Medieval Latin safranum, borrowed from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān), from Aramaic צפר.

Used in a sentence

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

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