saffron

Who acts: Saffron, pinch, It, Buddhist monks, Gran, Spanish paella · What happens: be, make, dry, give, turn, pinch · To what, where: spice, dried orange threads, food, deep orange yellow colour, rice, saffron

«saffron» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: saffron in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Saffron is a spice made from the dried red-orange threads (stigmas) of a crocus flower; it gives food a golden colour and a special taste.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spice	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 spice	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 spice	det
4	spice	spice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 spice	acl
6	from	from	ADP	_	12 threads	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 threads	det
8	dried	dry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 threads	amod
9	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 orange	amod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 red	punct
11	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 threads	amod
12	threads	thread	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obl
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 stigmas	punct
14	stigmas	stigma	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 threads	conj
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 stigmas	punct
16	of	of	ADP	_	19 flower	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 flower	det
18	crocus	crocus	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 flower	compound
19	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 stigmas	nmod
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 gives	punct
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 gives	nsubj
22	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 spice	acl:relcl
23	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 gives	obj
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 colour	det
25	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 colour	amod
26	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 gives	obj
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 taste	cc
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	30 taste	det
29	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 taste	amod
30	taste	taste	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 colour	conj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Saffron	a spice			tree rules
2	make	participle		a spice not said here	the dried orange threads and stigmas of a crocus flower		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from thread=Material
3	dry	participle					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	give	present	Saffron	food		a golden colour and a special taste obj	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent food=Recipient colour=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Saffron is also a deep orange-yellow colour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 colour	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 colour	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	9 colour	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 colour	det
5	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 colour	amod
6	orange	orange	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 colour	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 orange	punct
8	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 colour	amod
9	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 colour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Saffron	a deep orange yellow colour					tree rules

Example 1

A pinch of saffron turned the rice golden yellow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pinch	det
2	pinch	pinch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turned	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 saffron	case
4	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pinch	nmod
5	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rice	det
7	rice	rice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turned	obj
8	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 yellow	amod
9	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 turned	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	a pinch of saffron	the rice				yellow property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent rice=Theme
2	pinch			saffron					nom pinch «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Saffron comes from the crocus flower.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 comes	nsubj
2	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	6 flower	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 flower	det
5	crocus	crocus	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flower	compound
6	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 comes	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	Saffron			the crocus flower			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from flower=Initial_Location

Example 3

It takes about 150 flowers to make one gram of saffron.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 takes	nsubj
2	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADV	_	4 150	advmod
4	150	150	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 flowers	nummod
5	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 takes	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 make	mark
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 takes	advcl
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 gram	nummod
9	gram	gram	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 make	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 saffron	case
11	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 gram	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 takes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	present	It	150 flowers					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive		one gram of saffron					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset gram=Product

Example 4

Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spice	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 spice	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 spice	det
4	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	5 expensive	advmod
5	expensive	expensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 spice	amod
6	spice	spice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 world	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 world	det
9	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spice	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 spice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Saffron	the expensive spice		the world			tree rules

Example 5

The Buddhist monks wore saffron robes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 monks	det
2	Buddhist	buddhist	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 monks	amod
3	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wore	nsubj
4	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 robes	compound
6	robes	robe	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wore	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the Buddhist monks	saffron robes					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent robe=Theme

Example 6

Gran baked saffron buns from Cornwall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 baked	nsubj
2	baked	bake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 buns	compound
4	buns	bun	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 baked	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 Cornwall	case
6	Cornwall	Cornwall	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 baked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bake	past	Gran	saffron buns		Cornwall			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent bun=Product from cornwall=Material

Example 7

Spanish paella often has saffron in it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 paella	amod
2	paella	paella	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
3	often	often	ADV	_	4 has	advmod
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 it	case
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 has	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Spanish paella	saffron		saffron		often property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saffron=Patient

Example 8

She puts it on, ties a saffron-colored kerchief round her neck, and then the gown looks whiter.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 puts	nsubj
2	puts	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 puts	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	2 puts	compound:prt
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 ties	punct
6	ties	tie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 puts	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 kerchief	det
8	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 colored	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 saffron	punct
10	colored	color	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 kerchief	amod
11	kerchief	kerchief	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ties	obj
12	round	round	ADP	_	14 neck	case
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 neck	nmod:poss
14	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ties	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 looks	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 looks	cc
17	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	20 looks	advmod
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 gown	det
19	gown	gown	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 looks	nsubj
20	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 puts	conj
21	whiter	white	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	20 looks	xcomp
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 puts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	put on	present	She	it			vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal
2	tie	present	She not said here	a colored kerchief		round her neck	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kerchief=Patient
3	color	participle				saffron compound	vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	look	present	the gown		then	white property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 9

Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spikenard	Spikenard	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 saffron	compound
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 saffron	cc
3	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 calamus	punct
5	calamus	calamus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saffron	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 cinnamon	cc
7	cinnamon	cinnamon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saffron	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 trees	punct
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 trees	case
10	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 trees	det
11	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 saffron	conj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 frankincense	case
13	frankincense	frankincense	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 trees	nmod
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 myrrh	punct
15	myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saffron	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 aloes	cc
17	aloes	aloe	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 myrrh	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 spices	punct
19	with	with	ADP	_	23 spices	case
20	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	23 spices	det:predet
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 spices	det
22	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 spices	amod
23	spices	spice	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 myrrh	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saffron	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	SNG.4.14	SNG.4.14	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 SNG.4.14	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 SNG.4.14	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 saffron

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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