Crocus sativus
The Antrim GAA teams are nicknamed "The Saffrons" because of the saffron-coloured kilt which they play in. The Old Irish word for saffron, "cróc", derives directly from the Latin Crocus sativus. In Ireland between the 14th and 17th centuries, men wore "léine", a saffron-coloured loose shirt that reached down to mid-thigh or the knee. (see Irish clothing).