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Colchicum autumnale
(gcide) | 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.
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Colchicum autumnale
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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colchicum autumnale
(wn) | Colchicum autumnale
n 1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or
lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central
Europe [syn: autumn crocus, meadow saffron, {naked
lady}, Colchicum autumnale] |
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Colchicum autumnale
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
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