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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•chi•cum (kol′chi kəm, kol′ki-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany Old World plant of the genus Colchicum, of the lily family, esp. the autumn crocus, C. autumnale.
- the dried seeds or corms of this plant.
- Drugs[Pharm.]a medicine or drug prepared from them, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of gout.
- Greek kolchikón meadow saffron, noun, nominal use of neuter of Kolchikós of Colchis, apparently by association with Medea, the plant being considered poisonous
- Neo-Latin, Latin
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: colchicum /ˈkɒltʃɪkəm ˈkɒlkɪ-/ n - any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus
- the dried seeds or corms of the autumn crocus: a source of colchicine
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek kolkhikon, from kolkhikos of Colchis |