Colchicum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colchicum is a noun meaning (countable) Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
Meaning
(countable) Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, medicine) The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally.
Example Sentences
Book VI deals with surgery, including an account of tracheotomy, and a final long book is taken up with drugs, including the use of colchicum for gout.
Word Forms
- colchicums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include calliopsis, colchica, alchemilla, colicweed, columbine, collinsia.
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