Definition of colchicum Colchicum
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What does colchicum mean?
WordNet
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| 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 | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- colchicum (n.)
A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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colchicum
kol′chi-kum, n. a genus of Liliaceæ—the meadow saffron, its corm or seed used for gout and rheumatism. [L.,—Gr. colchicon, meadow saffron—Colchicus, relating to Colchis, the native country of the sorceress Medea.]
