crŏcĭnus, a, um, adj., = κρόκινος, of or pertaining to saffron, saffron-.
I Adj. : semen, Plin. 21, 19, 73, 124: unguentum, Cels. 3, 18: color, Scrib. Comp. 173: tunica, saffron-colored , 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.