pansy vs saffron

pansy

noun
  • A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy. 

  • A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor. 

  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia. 

  • A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss. 

adj
  • Wimpy; spineless; feeble. 

  • Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy. 

verb
  • To mess about; to fail to get things done. 

saffron

noun
  • An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. 

  • A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. 

  • The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus. 

verb
  • To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc. 

  • To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye. 

  • To give a saffron colour to (something). 

  • To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron. 

  • To embellish. 

adj
  • Having an orange-yellow colour. 

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