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colchicum definition

col·chi·cum (käl′c̸hi kəm, käl′ki-)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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