colchicumn.

/ˈkɒlkɪkəm/vulgarly

/ˈkɒltʃɪkəm/

Etymology: Latin; < Greek κολχικόν meadow-saffron, neuter of κολχικός Colchian, of Colchis, ancient name of a region east of the Black Sea. The name had reference to the poisonous arts of the legendary Medea of Colchis, in reference to whom ‘venena Colchica’ was a common phrase of the Roman writers.

1. Botany. A genus of liliaceous plants, the best known species of which C. autumnale, the Meadow-saffron, is found wild in some parts of England.It blooms in autumn with a light purplish mottled flower superficially resembling the crocus. The corms, seeds and flowers contain an acrid, stimulating, deleterious principle, on account of which they are used in medicine.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > bluebell and allied flowers > autumn crocus

wood-lilya1400

saffron of the spring1548

meadow saffron1551

hermodactyl1578

Mercury's finger1589

colchicum1597

autumn crocus1629

naked ladies1668

naked boysa1697

upstart1852

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 130 Medow Saffron or Colchicum, groweth..in the Ile Colchis, whereof it tooke his name.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 71 in Sylva Take up some Anemonies..Fritillaria, and Colchicums.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 31 Exterminate the bulbs of the colchica.

1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 386 Colchicum resembles a crocus in appearance, but is known by its 6 stamens.

attributive.1868 J. F. Royle & F. W. Headland Man. Materia Med. (ed. 5) 676 Colchicum Root is used fresh and dry.1868 J. F. Royle & F. W. Headland Man. Materia Med. (ed. 5) 677 Tincture of Colchicum seed.

2. A medicine containing the active principle of this plant, used especially in gout and rheumatic affections.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for arthritis, rheumatism, or gout > plant-derived

colchicum1778

cattimandoo1851

1778 A. Rees Chambers's Cycl. (new ed.) I. (at cited word) The medicinal virtues of colchicum.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 534 It is possible that the colchicum may act by a specific power.

a1845 S. Smith Mod. Changes in Wks. (1859) II. 332/2 If I had the gout, there was no colchicum.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	colchicum
释义	colchicumn. /ˈkɒlkɪkəm/vulgarly/ˈkɒltʃɪkəm/ Etymology: Latin; < Greek κολχικόν meadow-saffron, neuter of κολχικός Colchian, of Colchis, ancient name of a region east of the Black Sea. The name had reference to the poisonous arts of the legendary Medea of Colchis, in reference to whom ‘venena Colchica’ was a common phrase of the Roman writers. 1. Botany. A genus of liliaceous plants, the best known species of which C. autumnale, the Meadow-saffron, is found wild in some parts of England.It blooms in autumn with a light purplish mottled flower superficially resembling the crocus. The corms, seeds and flowers contain an acrid, stimulating, deleterious principle, on account of which they are used in medicine. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > bluebell and allied flowers > autumn crocus wood-lilya1400 saffron of the spring1548 meadow saffron1551 hermodactyl1578 Mercury's finger1589 colchicum1597 autumn crocus1629 naked ladies1668 naked boysa1697 upstart1852 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 130 Medow Saffron or Colchicum, groweth..in the Ile Colchis, whereof it tooke his name. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 71 in Sylva Take up some Anemonies..Fritillaria, and Colchicums. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 31 Exterminate the bulbs of the colchica. 1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 386 Colchicum resembles a crocus in appearance, but is known by its 6 stamens. attributive.1868 J. F. Royle & F. W. Headland Man. Materia Med. (ed. 5) 676 Colchicum Root is used fresh and dry.1868 J. F. Royle & F. W. Headland Man. Materia Med. (ed. 5) 677 Tincture of Colchicum seed. 2. A medicine containing the active principle of this plant, used especially in gout and rheumatic affections. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for arthritis, rheumatism, or gout > plant-derived colchicum1778 cattimandoo1851 1778 A. Rees Chambers's Cycl. (new ed.) I. (at cited word) The medicinal virtues of colchicum. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 534 It is possible that the colchicum may act by a specific power. a1845 S. Smith Mod. Changes in Wks. (1859) II. 332/2 If I had the gout, there was no colchicum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597
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