crŏcĭnus
a, um, adj.
I.
of or pertaining to saffron, saffron-.
I.
Adj.: semen, Plin. 21, 19, 73, 124: unguentum, Cels. 3, 18: color, Scrib. Comp. 173: tunica, Cat. 68, 134.—
II.
Subst.: crŏcĭnum, i, n. (sc. oleum), saffron-oil, Prop. 3 (4), 10, 22.—
2.
The color of saffron, saffron-yellow, Dig. 32, 1, 78, § 5.—
B.
Transf., as a term of endearment, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 7.