English > genus Colchicum: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae. |
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Synonym | Colchicum |
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Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
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Members | autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady, Colchicum autumnale | Bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers |
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Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
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Spanish | colchicum, genus colchicum |
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Catalan | colchicum, Colchicum, còlquic, genus colchicum |
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