Saffron
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Concise Bible Dictionary: S
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George A. Morrish
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Crocus Sativus
A common odoriferous plant. The Hebrew
karkom
agrees with the Arabic
karkum
and points to the
Crocus sativus
, or saffron crocus (Song of Sol. 14). In the East it is pressed into small cakes and sold in the bazaars.
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Crocus Sativus
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