HyperDic: genus_colchicum

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Colchicum:
NOUNplantgenus Colchicum, Colchicumchiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs
English > genus Colchicum: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningchiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae.
SynonymColchicum
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Membersautumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady, Colchicum autumnaleBulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishcolchicum, genus colchicum
Catalancolchicum, Colchicum, còlquic, genus colchicum

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