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colchicum

/kol-chi-kuhm, kol-ki-/US // ˈkɒl tʃɪ kəm, ˈkɒl kɪ- //UK // (ˈkɒltʃɪkəm, ˈkɒlkɪ-) //

秋葵,秋水仙,秋水仙碱,秋水仙花

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any Old World plant of the genus Colchicum, of the lily family, especially the autumn crocus, C. autumnale.
    • : the dried seeds or corms of this plant.
    • : Pharmacology. a medicine or drug prepared from them, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of gout.

Examples

  • All the preparations of colchicum are poisonous in large doses.

  • This extract is given in the usual cases in which colchicum is employed.

  • Some cause violent pain, as colchicum, hellebore, and aconite.

  • She and it belonged to his first volume, and neither crocus nor colchicum had been added at the date of which I write.

  • A mixture of wine of colchicum, wine of opium, and tincture of saffron.