{"def":{"short":"the crocus","long":["saffron",["an orange-yellow flower of the crocus family, used for flavoring in drinks and confections in order to promote perspiration for cooling of the body"]]},"deriv":"probably of foreign origin","pronun":{"ipa":"kɑrˈkom","ipa_mod":"kɑʁˈko̞wm","sbl":"karkōm","dic":"kahr-KOME","dic_mod":"kahr-KOME"}}