Bible Dictionaries
Crocin

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A red powder (called also polychroite), which is made from the saffron (Crocus sativus). See Polychroite.

(2):

(n.) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of Gardenia grandiflora.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Crocin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/crocin.html. 1828.