col|chi|cum

col|chi|cum
col|chi|cum «KOL chuh kuhm, -kuh-», noun.
1. any one of a genus of Old World plants of the lily family, with purple or white flowers that resemble crocuses; autumn crocus; meadow saffron.
2. a bitter-tasting medicine for gout and rheumatism obtained from the dried ripe seeds and corms of this plant.
[< Latin colchicum < Greek kolchikón crocuslike plant < Colchis (as the home of Medea, from the medicinal or poisonous properties of its roots)]

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