autumn crocus

n. A corm-producing Eurasian and North African plant (Colchicum autumnale) having showy colorful flowers that appear in the fall. It is a source of colchicine. Also called meadow saffron.

autumn crocus

n (Plants) a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers. Also called: meadow saffron Compare saffron

au′tumn cro′cus

n. any of several bulbous plants of the genus Colchicum, of the lily family. Also called meadow saffron. [1905–10]

Thesaurus

Noun

autumn crocus - bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central EuropeColchicum autumnale, meadow saffron, naked ladyColchicum, genus Colchicum - chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceaebulbous plant - plant growing from a bulb

Translations

Herbstzeitlose

autumn crocus

autumn crocus:

see meadow saffronmeadow saffron
or autumn crocus,
perennial garden ornamental (Colchicum autumnale) of the family Liliaceae (lily family). Native to Europe and N Africa, it has escaped from gardens to meadows and fields in some parts of the United States.
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autumn crocus

Herbal medicine
A perennial herb that is the primary source of colchicine, an alkaloid used for treating gout in mainstream medicine.

autumn crocus

(o′tŭm) [L. autumnus, season of abundance, autumn] A perennial lily (Colchicum autumnale), that produces colchicine.

autumn crocus

A plant, Colchicum autumnale , from which the valuable gout remedy colchicine is derived.

autumn crocus

noun

Synonyms for autumn crocus

noun bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers

Synonyms

Colchicum autumnale
meadow saffron
naked lady

Related Words

Colchicum
genus Colchicum
bulbous plant

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