croceate, a.
(ˈkrəʊsɪeɪt, -ʃɪeɪt)
[f. L. croce-us + -ate: cf. roseate.]
a. Pertaining to saffron. b. Saffron-coloured, croceous.
| 1866 J. B. Rose Virg. Georg. i. 56 Tmolus doth supply Its croceate odours. 1867 ― æneid 262 From Tithon's croceate bed Aurora springs. Ibid. 268 The croceate garb. |