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Definition of Colchicum autumnale
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 Colchicum Autumnale
Literary usage of Colchicum autumnale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1835)
"The four last cases of tetanus which have come under my care, were treated with
the colchicum autumnale, and three out of the four recovered. ..."
2. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1833)
"It is observed, that the effect of colchicum autumnale on gout is more rapid than
that of mercury on the venereal disease, which admits of explanation, ..."
3. 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, ...
(colchicum autumnale.) their fullest development the following spring and ..."
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