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Definition of Colchicum autumnale

Colchicum autumnale
Colchicine Col"chi*cine (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia.
Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum Col"chi*cum, n. [L., a plant with a poisonous root, fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. ?, an ancient province in Asia, east of the Black Sea, where was the home of Media the sorceress.] (Bot.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron. Note: Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism.

Meaning of Colchicum autumnale from wikipedia

- Colchi**** autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked boys or naked ladies, is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles...
- (unresolved name) Colchi**** atti**** Spruner ex Tommas. Colchi**** autumnale L. Colchi**** balansae Planch. Colchi**** baytopiorum C.D.Brickell Colchi**** bivonae Guss...
- multiple mechanisms. Colchicine, in the form of the autumn crocus (Colchi**** autumnale), was used as early as 1500 BC to treat joint swelling. It was approved...
- that may be mistaken for A. ursinum include lily of the valley, Colchi**** autumnale, Arum maculatum, and Veratrum viride or Veratrum album, all of which...
- (1952). A Handbook of Crocus and Colchi**** for Gardeners. D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. p. 154. "Colchi**** autumnale | meadow saffron/RHS Gardening"....
- plants: Amaryllis, the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae Colchi**** autumnale, an autumn-blooming flowering plant Euphorbia tirucalli, a tree that...
- southern Asia. Meadow saffron (Colchi**** autumnale) is a flowering plant found in Europe. Mediterranean meadow saffron (Colchi**** cupanii) is a flowering plant...
- often confused with Colchi**** autumnale. It is considered unresolved, or species inquirenda, according to The Plant List. Colchi**** atropurpureum was described...
- Colchi**** boissieri in that the corms grow into large patches, rather than tight clumps like Colchi**** speciosum or Colchi**** autumnale. "Colchi**** psaridis...
- officinale Colchi**** سرانجن شیریں Suranjan-e-Shireen Colchi**** autumnale Colchi**** bitter سرانجن تلخ Suranjan-e-Talkh Colchi**** autumnale Common fumitory...