colchicum(n = noun.plant) genus colchicum - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae;
is a kind of liliid monocot genus
is a member of family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family
A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron. [1913 Webster]
" Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the
colchicum, n.
1 any liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, esp. meadow saffron.
2 its dried corm or seed. Also called autumn crocus.
Etymology:
L f. Gk kolkhikon of Kolkhis, a region east of the Black Sea