colchicum

Definition of Colchicum in English :

1. colchicum, genus colchicum

chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Colchicum

noun

1.

any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus

2.

the dried seeds or corms of the autumn crocus: a source of colchicine

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

n.

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.