saffron

We hovered over saffron tea surrounded by other young Southern Californians, and we looked like friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Leading the procession has been Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Vietnamese monk whose saffron sash is adorned with sheriff badges from the many counties that have hosted them and secured the roads.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

Hailed as the “Queen of Spices,” green cardamom is one of the most expensive spices in the world, ranking third after saffron and vanilla.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026

Cardamom has always been expensive, usually the third costliest spice by weight, after saffron and vanilla.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

Hugh's saffron linguini resembles a miniature turban, topped with architectural spires of shrimp.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Costumes are colored tights in purples, greens, saffrons, with unobtrusive matching jackets.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018

On that evening, I remember, the reds and saffrons in the sky were of an astonishing richness.

From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Anna Bowman Dodd

It thrives in a sandy loam or leaf soil, in a sunny part, and increases itself at the roots like the saffrons.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood

The effect was exquisite, the window a veritable masterpiece, glowing, flaming, and burning with a hundred tints and colours—opalescent, purple, wine-red, clouded pinks, royal blues, saffrons, violets so dark as to be almost black.

From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris

How quickly the subtle browns and saffrons and vermilions fade!

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld