col·chi·cum (k l ch -k m, klk-)n. 1. Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus. 2. The dried ripe seeds or corms of the autumn crocus, both of which yield colchicine. [Latin, a plant with a poisonous root, from Greek kolkhikon, meadow saffron, after Kolkhos, Colchis.] |
colchicum [ˈkɒltʃɪkəm ˈkɒlkɪ-]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the dried seeds or corms of the autumn crocus: a source of colchicine
[from Latin, from Greek kolkhikon, from kolkhikos of Colchis]
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| Noun | 1. |  Colchicum - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceaeliliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale, meadow saffron, naked lady - bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe |
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