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Definition of: crocin
(krō′sin) noun
A vivid red powder, C44H66O28, obtained from saffron and from the fruit of a Chinese gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides): used as a dye. [<L crocus saffron (<Gk. krokos) + -IN]
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