Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Wednesday Word of the Week


Crocus (kroh-kuh s)
noun

Any of various small bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, or the iris family, cultivated for their showy, spring-blooming flowers.

“Saffron Walden takes its name from the saffron crocus once grown around the town.”

Alternative definition
noun

A gathering of people wearing Crocs.

“Rick joined the other men in the crocus who, like him, had grown apathetic and emasculated from long marriages.”

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