Colchicum, genus Colchicum
(noun) chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
colchicum (countable and uncountable, plural colchicums)
(countable) Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
(uncountable, medicine) The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally.
Source: Wiktionary
Col"chi*cum, n. Etym: [L., a plant with a poisonous root, fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron.
Note: Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 September 2024
(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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