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[[Image:Saffran crocus sativus moist.jpg|none|150px|A saffron crocus flower with red stigmas]]<br />
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'''[[Saffron]]''' is a [[spice]] derived from the flower of the saffron crocus, a species of [[crocus]] in the family [[Iridaceae]]. The flower has three stigmas, which are the [[anatomical terms of location|distal]] ends of the plant's [[carpel]]s. Together with its style, the stalk connecting the stigmas to the rest of the plant, these components are often [[food preservation|dried]] and used in [[cooking]] as a [[seasoning]] and [[food coloring|colouring agent]]. Saffron, which has for decades been the world's most expensive spice by weight, was first [[agriculture|cultivated]] in the vicinity of [[Greece]]. Saffron is characterised by a bitter taste and an [[iodoform]]- or [[hay]]-like fragrance; these are caused by the chemicals [[picrocrocin]] and [[safranal]]. It also contains a [[carotenoid]] dye, [[crocin]], that gives food a rich golden-yellow hue. These qualities make saffron a much sought-after ingredient in many foods worldwide. Saffron also has [[medicine|medicinal]] applications. The word saffron originated from the 12th century [[Old French]] term ''safran'', which derives from the [[Latin]] word ''safranum''. ([[Saffron|'''more...''']])</div>WikiDwarf