croceous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin croceus, from crocus (“saffron”). See crocus. === Adjective === croceous (comparative more croceous, superlative most croceous) Of a deep reddish yellow, like that of saffron. === References === “croceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.