I.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.