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Crocin
Cro′cin
(kr?′s?n)
, Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] saffron.]
(Chem.)
(a)
The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of
Gardenia grandiflora
. Watts.
(b)
A red powder (called also
polychroite
), which is made from the saffron (Crocus sativus
). See Polychroite
.