crocus-y

See also: crocusy

English

Adjective

crocus -y (comparative more crocus-y, superlative most crocus-y)

Alternative form of crocusy.
- 1964 March 15, Marvella, “pearls tinted in rose, natural or creme tones”, in Dayton Daily News, volume 87, number 208, Dayton, Oh., page 5-C:
  Marvella clasps flowers in crocus-y pastels to new Spring pearls
- 1967 March 2, London Fog, “Now In Living Color!”, in Xenia Daily Gazette, 86th year, number 87, Xenia, Oh., page 3:
  This season, see your favorite classic, the “Lady Poole” unlined all-weather coat in crocus-y pastels: Powder Blue, Shell Pink, Citrus Yellow or Ivory.
- 1968 March 11, June Hulbert, “Monday morning with June Hulbert: Children can be pests—even in an ideal home”, in The Journal, number 37,876, Newcastle upon Tyne, page 4, column 2:
  Well, how do you write an article about spring without it coming out all corny and crocus-y and coy?
- 1970 March 20, Woolworth, “Colorful Spring Prints”, in The Bismarck Tribune, volume 97, number 67, Bismarck, N.D.: The Bismarck Tribune Company, page 8:
  In colors soft as the fabric…like lilacs and crocus-y pinks and blues.
- 1983 September 15, Melissa Wallace, “All Things Green and Growing: Cool nights reminder of fall garden chores”, in The Daily News, Longview, Wash., page C2, column 1:
  Those crocus-y flowers gracing area yards now are called autumn crocus but belong to the genus Colchicum.
- 2009 October 20, Lee Reich, “Fake and real crocuses put on an autumn show”, in Telegraph-Forum, Bucyrus, Oh., page 4A, column 2:
  Depending on the variety and species of autumn crocus that you plant, you could have crocus-y blossoms right through late fall.