colchicum

(kälc̸hi kəm, kälki-)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Colchicum) of plants of the lily family, with crocuslike flowers usually blooming in the fall; autumn crocus
  2. its dried seeds or corm

Origin: ModL < Gr kolchikon, plant with a poisonous root, after Kolchis, Colchis, home of Medea

See colchicum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin, a plant with a poisonous root

Origin: , from Greek kolkhikon, meadow saffron

Origin: , after Kolkhos, Colchis

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