colchicum
any Old World plant of the genus Colchicum, of the lily family, especially the autumn crocus, C. autumnale.
the dried seeds or corms of this plant.
Pharmacology. a medicine or drug prepared from them, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of gout.
Origin of colchicum
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How to use colchicum in a sentence
All the preparations of colchicum are poisonous in large doses.
This extract is given in the usual cases in which colchicum is employed.
Some cause violent pain, as colchicum, hellebore, and aconite.
The Swiss Family Robinson | Johann David WyssShe and it belonged to his first volume, and neither crocus nor colchicum had been added at the date of which I write.
Rest Harrow | Maurice HewlettA mixture of wine of colchicum, wine of opium, and tincture of saffron.
British Dictionary definitions for colchicum
/ (ˈkɒltʃɪkəm, ˈkɒlkɪ-) /
any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus
the dried seeds or corms of the autumn crocus: a source of colchicine
Origin of colchicum
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