English-Thai Dictionary
colchicum
N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ มี สาร Colchicine ใช้ รักษาโรค เก๊าท์
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COLCHICUM
Col "chi *cum, n. Etym: [L., a plant with a poisonous root, fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
colchicum
col chi cum |ˈkälCHikəm, ˈkälki -ˈkɑltʃəkəm | ▶noun ( pl. colchicums ) a plant of a genus that includes the autumn crocuses. [Genus Colchicum, family Liliaceae. ] • the dried corm or seed of meadow saffron, which has analgesic properties and is used medicinally, esp. as a tincture. ORIGIN from Latin, from Greek kolkhikon ‘of Colchis ’ (see Colchis ), alluding to the skills as a poisoner of the sorceress Medea of Colchis in classical mythology.
Oxford Dictionary
colchicum
colchicum |ˈkɒltʃɪkəm, ˈkɒlk -| ▶noun ( pl. colchicums ) a plant of a genus that includes the autumn crocuses. ●Genus Colchicum, family Liliaceae. • [ mass noun ] the dried corm or seed of meadow saffron, which has analgesic properties and is used medicinally. ORIGIN from Latin, from Greek kolkhikon ‘of Colchis ’, alluding to the skills as a poisoner of the sorceress Medea of Colchis in classical mythology.
Duden Dictionary
Colchicum
Col chi cum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |C o lchicum |das Colchicum; Genitiv: des Colchicums neulateinisch ; nach der antiken Landschaft Kolchis am Schwarzen Meer Herbstzeitlose ein Liliengewächs
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