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Definition of: colchicum
(kol′chə·kəm, kol′kə-) noun
1. A plant of a genus (Colchicum) of Old World bulbous plants of the lily family.
2. The corm or the seed of C. autumnale, the autumn crocus or meadow saffron, which yields colchicine.
3. A medical preparation made from this. [<L <Gk. kolchikon <Kolchis Colchis, home of the legendary sorceress Medea]
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