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  1. 1. n. A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia. Source: webster
  4. 4. A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from theColchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowishamorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called alsocolchicia. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout Source: ecdict

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