Kesar vs. Saffron — What's the Difference?

Kesar (saffron) is an Indian television serial that aired on Star Plus from 19 April 2004 to 31 May 2007. The story follows the life of a young girl named Kesar.

Saffron (pronounced or ) is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in food.

Obsolete form of Kaiser

A corm-producing plant (Crocus sativus) native to the eastern Mediterranean region, having purple or white flowers with orange stigmas.

Saffron.

The dried aromatic stigmas of this plant, used to color foods and as a cooking spice and dyestuff.

See Kaiser.

A moderate or strong orange yellow to moderate orange.

The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus.

A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.

An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.

Having an orange-yellow colour.

To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.

To give a saffron colour to (something).

To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.

To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron.

(figuratively) To embellish.

A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus.

The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus.

Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.

To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice.

Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food

Dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus

A shade of yellow tinged with orange