释义 |
col·chi·cum \ˈkälchə̇kəm, -älkə̇-\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of plant with a poisonous root, from Greek kolchikon, from kolchikos Colchian, from Kolchis Colchis 1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly fall-blooming Old World cormous herbs (family Liliaceae) having crocuslike flowers with a very long perianth tube and six stamens — see meadow saffron; compare crocus 2. -s : a plant, bulb, or flower of the genus Colchicum 3. or colchicum root -s : the dried corm or dried ripe seeds of autumn crocus that contain the alkaloid colchicine and possess an emetic, diuretic, and cathartic action used chiefly for gout and rheumatism |