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Translingual
Etymology
Crocus + -eae
Proper noun
Croceae
- A taxonomic tribe within the family Iridaceae – a synonym of Ixieae.
Hyponyms
References
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κροκέαι (Krokéai).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Croceae f pl (genitive Croceārum); first declension
- a small town of Laconia famous for its marble quarries
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
References
- “Croceae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly