colchicum

col·chi·cum  (klch-km, 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.

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[Latin, a plant with a poisonous root, from Greek kolkhikon, meadow saffron, after Kolkhos, Colchis.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Colchicum - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae genus Colchicum liliid 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