Lewis & Short

crŏcĕus, a, um, adj. [crocus], of or pertaining to saffron, saffron-.

  1. I. Prop.: odores, Verg. G. 1, 56: flores, id. ib. 4, 109: tinctus, saffron-sauce, Plin. 10, 48, 68, § 134: color, id. 27, 10, 59, § 83.
  2. II. Transf., saffron-colored, yellow, golden: lutum, Verg. E. 4, 44: cubile, id. G. 1, 447: acanthus, id. A. 1, 649: chlamys, id. ib. 11, 775 al.: comae, Ov. A. A. 1, 530: honor, a saffron-tint, Sil. 8, 444.