colchicum

Colchicum speciosum

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
  • The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally.

Origin

  • From Latin, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν.

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