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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

crocuslike en · ADJ

Etymology

From crocus + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a crocus.
    • Her eight recent paintings, all made with enamel on shaped aluminum panels (and untitled, like the one at left), exhibit combinations of geometric forms and saturated colors — a toothpaste green and a crocuslike violet, a warm gray and a wan chartreuse. 2008 February 22, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times:

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more crocuslike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
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