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Definition of Autumn crocus
1. Noun. Bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe.
Group relationships: Colchicum, Genus Colchicum
Generic synonyms: Bulbous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autumn Crocus
Literary usage of Autumn crocus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"Colchicum autumnale, common meadow-saffron, is known as the autumn crocus, and
is one of the latest flowers to appear in our beds and borders out-of-doors. ..."
2. Lower Wharfedale: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities and by Harry Speight (1902)
"Landscape effects—Wild flowers- Apple-land—The autumn-crocus—Name of Fenton—History
of the manor—Ancient landowners—Old field-names— Wapentake ..."
3. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1822)
"Of the autumn crocus, Parkinson has enumerated four ; and Ray, six varieties.
Miller has only four : the sweet-smelling, of a deep blue; the mountain, ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1886)
"The Revised version reads ' rose ' in the text, and ' autumn crocus ' in the ...
The autumn crocus has no perfume, and would not be in bloom till late in ..."
5. Sylvana's Letters to an Unknown Friend by E. V. B. (Eleanor Vere Boyle), E. V. B. (1900)
"It belongs to autumn, but it certainly is not the old familiar " autumn
crocus " (Colchicum autumnale). The colour of speciosus is a deeper tone of lilac, ..."
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