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colchicum


col·chi·cum

C0468800 (kŏl′chĭ-kəm, kŏl′kĭ-)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.
[Latin, autumn crocus (noted for its poisonous root), from Greek kolkhikon, from neuter of kolkhikos, of Colchis, from Kolkhis, Colchis (the home of the sorceress and poisoner Medea in Greek mythology).]

colchicum

(ˈkɒltʃɪkəm; ˈkɒlkɪ-) n1. (Plants) any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus2. (Plants) the dried seeds or corms of the autumn crocus: a source of colchicine[C16: from Latin, from Greek kolkhikon, from kolkhikos of Colchis]

col•chi•cum

(ˈkɒl tʃɪ kəm, ˈkɒl kɪ-)

n. 1. any Old World plant of the genus Colchicum, of the lily family, esp. the autumn crocus, C. autumnale. 2. the dried seeds or corms of this plant. 3. a medicine or drug prepared from these, used chiefly in the treatment of gout. [1590–1600; < New Latin, Latin < Greek kolchikón meadow saffron <Kolchikós of Colchis, the plant being thought poisonous]
Thesaurus
Noun1.colchicum - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbsColchicum - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceaegenus Colchicumliliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsfamily Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceaeautumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale, meadow saffron, naked lady - bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
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колхикум

Colchicum


colchicum

[′käl·chi·kəm] (botany) Any plant of the genus Colchicum, a part of the lily family (mainly the autumn crocus).

Colchicum

 

a genus of perennial herbs of the family Liliaceae. They are plants with a short stem and a corm. The flowers (one to eight) are large and of various colors. The plants of some species flower in late autumn and bear fruit (pods) the following spring; hence the name—Russian bezvremennik, zimovnik (autumn crocus). There are about 60 species, mainly in the Mediterranean countries, in Iran, and as far east as northern India. In the USSR there are ten species, mostly in the foothills and mountains of the Caucasus and some in the Crimea and Middle Asia. The autumn crocus contains alkaloids in its seeds and corm: colchicine, used in genetics and selection for artificially obtaining polyploids and in medicine for treating gout; and deacetyl-methylcolchicine (colchamine), used in the treatment of some diseases of the blood and a number of malignant tumors. Many autumn crocuses, including the showy autumn crocus (C. speciosum) and common autumn crocus, or meadow saffron (C. autumnale), are raised as decorative plants.

REFERENCE

Zakhariadi, K. A., and Z. T. Artiushenko. “Sistematika i mor-fologiia nekotorykh vidov roda Colchicum L. iugo-vostochnoi Evropy i Kavkaza.” Botanicheskii zhurnal, 1968, vol. 53, no. 3.

M. E. KIRPICHNIKOV

colchicum


colchicum

(kŏl′chĭ-kəm, kŏl′kĭ-)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.

autumn crocus

Herbal medicine
A perennial herb that is the primary source of colchicine, an alkaloid used for treating gout in mainstream medicine.

Colchicum


Related to Colchicum: colchicine
  • noun

Synonyms for Colchicum

noun chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs

Synonyms

  • genus Colchicum

Related Words

  • liliid monocot genus
  • family Liliaceae
  • Liliaceae
  • lily family
  • autumn crocus
  • Colchicum autumnale
  • meadow saffron
  • naked lady
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