colchicum
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
See colchicum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kŏlˈchĭ-kəm, kŏlˈkĭ-)
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.
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