colchicum
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colchicum
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Borrowed from translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν (kolkhikón).
noun colchicums
- Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
- The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally. Book VI deals with surgery, including an account of tracheotomy, and a final long book is taken up with drugs, including the use of colchicum for gout.
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Talk about this word "colchicum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colchicum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. colchicum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colchicum "colchicum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colchicum.Cite this
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title = {colchicum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colchicum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
