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colchicum
(käl′c̸hi kəm, käl′ki-)
noun
- any of a genus (Colchicum) of plants of the lily family, with crocuslike flowers usually blooming in the fall; autumn crocus
- its dried seeds or corm
Origin: ModL < Gr kolchikon, plant with a poisonous root, after Kolchis, Colchis, home of Medea
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noun
- Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus.
- The dried ripe seeds or corms of the autumn crocus, both of which yield colchicine.
Origin:
Origin: Latin, a plant with a poisonous root
Origin: , from Greek kolkhikon, meadow saffron
Origin: , after Kolkhos, Colchis
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