noun
chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
• Syn: ↑Colchicum
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑autumn crocus, ↑meadow saffron, ↑naked lady, ↑Colchicum autumnale
Useful english dictionary. 2012.