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colchicum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
colchicum
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.

Countable

noun

The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Colchicum, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν (kolkhikón).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Colchicum, κολχικόν

Usage

Inflected Forms

colchicums (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

colchicine

Questions

What does colchicum mean?
Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum.
Where does colchicum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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