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Colchicum  n.  (Bot.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron. Note: Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism.






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"Colchicum" Quotes from Famous Books



... lungs which hinder the onward passage of the blood, the eating of digitalis, English broom, the contraction of the blood vessels on the surface of the body in cold weather, etc.); also from acrid or diuretic plants taken with the feed (dandelion, burdock, colchicum, digitalis, savin, resinous shoots, etc.); from excess of sugar in the feed (beets, turnips, ripe sorghum); also from the use of frozen feed (frosted turnip tops and other vegetables), and from the growths of certain molds in fodder (musty hay, mow-burnt hay, moldy ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture



Words linked to "Colchicum" :   naked lady, meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, liliid monocot genus, lily family, genus Colchicum



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