/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of crocus sativus Find synonyms for: Noun1. saffron, saffron crocus, Crocus sativus, crocususage: Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring foodWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: boorish Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language