genus crocus

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   a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofIridaceae

Questions about genus crocus

What does genus crocus mean?

genus crocus means "a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae".

Is genus crocus a common word?

genus crocus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.