1) Genus colchicum 2) Liliid monocot genus 3) Medicinal plant
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Colchicum (əm) is a genus of perennial flowering plants containing around 160 species which grow from bulb-like corms. It is a member of the botanical family Colchicaceae, and is native to West Asia, Europe, parts of the Mediterranean coast, down the East African coast to South Africa and the Western Cape. In this genus the ovary of the flower is...
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• (n.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron.
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genus of flowering plants in the family Liliaceae, consisting of about 30 species of herbs native to Eurasia. The stemless, crocuslike flowers bloom ...
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A genus of poisonous, liliaceous plants. The roots (corms) of colchicum autumnale, the fall crocus or meadow saffron, yield colchicine, which is used as a biochemical tool and to treat gout. Other members of this genus yield saffron dye, flavoring agents, and aromatics. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Col'chi·cum noun [ Latin , a plant with a poisonous root, from
Colchicus Colchian, from
Colchis , Greek ..., an ancient province in Asia, east of the Black Sea, where was the home of Media the sorceress.]
(Botany) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, inclu...
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Colchicum is a genus of autumnal-blooming plants of the family Liliaceae which includes the meadow saffron. Many of them are very handsome, the colours being mostly purple or white, and the flowers similar to crocuses. The colchicums are natives of southern Europe and western Asia.
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n] - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs
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genus Colchicum noun chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
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any 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. · a medicine or drug prepared from them, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of gout.
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