colchicum
colchicum · colchicums
пізньоцвіт
безвременник, осенник, колхикум
Zeitlose
Any of several flowers of the genus ColchicumAny of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
Zeitlose
безвре́менникbezvrémennik, осе́нникosénnik, ко́лхикумkólxikum
пізньоцві́тpiznʹocvít
(uncountable)The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally.
More definitions
- chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν (kBorrowed from translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν (kolkhikón).
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Forms
plural: colchicums| Singular | colchicum |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae:genus Colchicum
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcolchicine
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable