1
a
: the deep orange aromatic pungent dried stigmas of a purple-flowered crocus (Crocus sativus) used to color and flavor foods and formerly as a dyestuff and in medicine
b
: the crocus supplying saffron
2
: a moderate orange to orange yellow
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But the monks, clad in saffron and maroon robes, soon became unexpected celebrities.
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
The bar program includes cocktails with personal backstories and spice-box flavors, including nonalcoholic sips like the delicate, floral Honey Heist, made with Lyre’s Dry London spirit, cardamom, saffron, honey and ginger.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
The bar program includes cocktails with personal backstories and spice-box flavors, including nonalcoholic sips like the delicate, floral Honey Heist, made with Lyre’s Dry London spirit, cardamom, saffron, honey and ginger.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Harrods is also home to the Prada Caffè, also on the store’s ground floor, which dishes up a variety of Italian specialties ranging from saffron risotto and crab linguine to pistachio tiramisù and hazelnut mousse chocolate cake.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Saffron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saffron. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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saffron
noun
saf·fron
ˈsaf-rən 
1
: the orange usually powdered dried stigmas of a purple-flowered crocus that are used especially to color or flavor foods
2
: an orange to orange yellow color
Medical Definition
1
: the deep orange aromatic pungent dried stigmas of a purple-flowered crocus used to color and flavor foods and formerly as a dyestuff and as a stimulant antispasmodic emmenagogue in medicine
2
: a purple-flowered crocus (Crocus sativus) that is the source of saffron
called also saffron crocus
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