colchicum
noun
col·chi·cum ˈkäl-chi-kəm 
ˈkäl-ki-
1
: any of a genus (Colchicum) of Old World corm-producing herbs of the lily family with flowers that resemble crocuses
2
: the dried corm or dried seeds of autumn crocus containing colchicine, possessing emetic, diuretic, and cathartic action, and used to treat gout
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, genus name, from Latin, a kind of plant with a poisonous root, from Greek kolchikon, literally, product of Colchis
First Known Use
1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
colchicum
noun
col·chi·cum -kəm
1
capitalized : a genus of chiefly fall-blooming Old World corm-producing herbs (family Liliaceae) that produce flowers resembling crocuses
2
: a bulb, flower, or plant (as the autumn crocus) of the genus Colchicum
3
: the dried corm or dried ripe seeds of the autumn crocus containing the alkaloid colchicine, possessing an emetic, diuretic, and cathartic action, and used to treat gout
called also colchicum root
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