Crocus (disambiguation)
# Crocus (disambiguation)

Crocus is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Iridaceae.

Crocus may also refer to:

## Plants

* Colchicum autumnale or autumn crocus, a medicinal plant in the family Colchicaceae
* Pulsatilla nuttalliana, or prairie crocus, a North American plant in the family Ranunculaceae

## People

* Crocus (general) (fl. 2nd-century BC), Ptolemaic admiral and governor of Cyprus
* Chrocus (fl. 260–306), leader of the Alamanni

## Ships

* Belgian minehunter Crocus (M917), a Tripartite class minehunter
* Crocus class brig-sloop, a 14-gun class of brig-sloops built for the Royal Navy
* HMS Crocus, four ships of the Royal Navy
* USS Crocus (1862), a Union Navy ship

## Other

* Crocus, Kentucky, US, an unincorporated community
* Crocus (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology
* Crocus (textile) or Hessian fabric or burlap, a coarse cloth
* CROCUS, a nuclear reactor operated by the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
* Crocus Investment Fund, a Canadian mutual fund company
* Crocus Technology, a company developing advanced TMR sensors
* 1220 Crocus, a main-belt asteroid
