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
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
