The first crocuses are a sign of the beginning of springThe first crocuses are a sign of the beginning of spring
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An orange-yellow flavoring, food coloring, and dye made from the dried stigmas of a crocus. An autumn-flowering crocus with reddish-purple flowers, native to warmer regions of Eurasia. Enormous numbers of flowers are required to produce a small quantity of the large red stigmas used for the spice.