Definition of Colchicum. Meaning of Colchicum. Synonyms of Colchicum

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Definition of Colchicum

Colchicum
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 from wikipedia

- Colchi**** (/ˈkɒltʃɪkəm/ KOL-chik-əm or /ˈkɒlkɪkəm/ KOL-kik-əm) is a genus of perennial flowering plants containing around 160 species which grow from...
- Colchi**** autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked boys or naked ladies, is a toxic autumn-blooming flowering plant that resembles...
- Colchi**** corsi**** is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family. It is native to the islands of Corsica and Sardinia in the Mediterranean...
- via 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...
- Colchi**** kotschyi is a species of flowering plant in the Colchicaceae family. It is native to Iran, Iraq and Turkey. It blooms relatively early for an...
- Colchi**** bulbocodium, the spring meadow saffron, is a species of alpine bulbous plant native to mountain ranges across Europe from the Pyrenees to the...
- Colchi**** parlatoris is a small species of flowering plant native to Greece. It has dark-purple pink flowers on short stems bearing prominent yellow stamens...
- Colchi**** speciosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae, native to mountainous areas of northern Turkey, the Caucasus and northern...
- Colchi**** variegatum is a species of plant native to Greece and Turkey and cultivated in many other places. Colchi**** variegatum is a perennial herb forming...
- Colchi**** laetum is a species of Colchi**** found in south east Russia through to the Caucasus. A plant known in cultivation as C. laetum 'Pink Star' is...