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autumn crocus definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe [syn: autumn crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady, Colchicum autumnale]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1881 an autumn-blooming colchicum (Colchicum autumnale)

Britannica Concise

Any plant of the genus Colchicum (lily family), sometimes called meadow saffron, consisting of about 30 species of herbaceous plants native to Eurasia. The stemless, crocuslike flowers bloom in autumn. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals for their pink, white, or bluish-purple tubelike flowers, especially C. autumnale, C. bornmuelleri, and C. speciosum. The swollen underground stem of C. autumnale contains colchicine, a substance used to relieve the pain of gout.