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COLCHICUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
Synonyms:
Colchicum; genus Colchicum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Colchicum" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "Colchicum"):
autumn crocus; Colchicum autumnale; meadow saffron; naked lady (bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe)
Holonyms ("Colchicum" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
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