Ma'anar ƙamus na "saffron crocus" yana nufin furen furen da aka sani a kimiyance da Crocus sativus, wanda wani nau'i ne na tsiron crocus wanda ke samar da saffron, kayan yaji mai daraja. Saffron sananne ne ga launin ja-orange mai ɗorewa kuma ana amfani da shi sosai a aikace-aikacen dafuwa, magani, da kayan kwalliya. Saffron crocus wani tsiro ne na shekara-shekara wanda yawanci yakan yi fure a cikin bazara kuma ana noma shi a yankuna daban-daban na duniya saboda zaren saffron mai mahimmanci, waɗanda aka girbe daga wulakancin furanni. Saffron yana da ɗanɗano da ƙamshi daban-daban kuma ana amfani dashi a cikin jita-jita iri-iri, gami da shinkafa, miya, stews, desserts, da abubuwan sha. Ana kuma amfani da ita a maganin gargajiya don amfanin lafiyarta da ake cewa.