Crocus (disambiguation)
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Crocus
is a genus of perennial flowering plants.
Crocus may also refer to:
Crocus
Crocus is a genus in the iris family comprising about 80 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring...
is a genus of perennial flowering plants.
Crocus may also refer to:
- 1220 Crocus1220 Crocus1220 Crocus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1932 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Autumn crocus (medicinal plant), a medicinal plant in the Colchicaceae family
- Crocus (person) (4th century), leader of the Alamanni
- Crocus class brig-sloopCrocus class brig-sloopThe Crocus class brig-sloops were a class of sloop-of-war built for the Royal Navy, and were the only Royal Navy brig-sloops ever designed rated for 14 guns. The class was designed by the Surveyors of the Navy jointly, and approved on 28 March 1807...
, the only 14-gun class of brig-sloops built for the Royal Navy - Crocus Investment FundCrocus Investment FundThe Crocus Investment Fund was a Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Corporation in Manitoba, Canada.In 2004-05, the company stopped trading and was forced into receivership following allegations that it misled shareholders and overvalued its assets...
, a mutual fund company - Crocus, KentuckyCrocus, KentuckyCrocus is an unincorporated community in Adair and Russell counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its elevation is 988 feet ....
, a small town in the United States - M917 CrocusM917 CrocusCrocus is a minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on September 3, 1986 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Mrs. Gaethofs-Schreurs, the wife of the then Mayor of Genk, on September 18, 1986. The patronage of the Crocus was accepted by the city of Genk...
, a Tripartite class minehunter - USS Crocus (1862)USS Crocus (1862)USS Crocus was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.Crocus was planned to be used by the Union Navy as a gunboat, to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries.- Built in New York in 1862 :Crocus, a screw...
, a Union Navy ship - Crocus TechnologyCrocus TechnologyCrocus Technology, founded in 2004, is a venture-capital-backed semiconductor startup company developing next generation magnetoresistive random access memory technology. The company's products originated in a Grenoble-based Spintec laboratory...
, a company developing 2nd generation MRAM
See also
- CROCUSCROCUSCROCUS is a research reactor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, sometimes described as zero power but in fact limited to 100 W....
, a nuclear reactor operated by the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne - Krokus (disambiguation)