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Definition of saffron noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a saffron

saffron

noun

saffron pronunciation English

ˈsæfrən

saffron pronunciation American

ˈsæfrən

[uncountable]

1 a bright yellow powder made from crocus flowers, used in cooking to give colour to food2 a bright orange-yellow coloursaffron adjectiveBuddhist monks in saffron robes