autumn crocus
IPA: / ˈɒtəm ˈkroʊkəs /
Množina: autumn crocuses
Definicija i značenje
Bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe; SYN. meadow saffron, naked lady, Colchicum autumnale.<br /> Any member of the genus Colchicum, family Liliaceae. One species, the mauve meadow saffron C. autumnale, yields colchicine, which is used in treating gout and in plant breeding (it causes plants to double the numbers of their chromosomes, forming polyploids).
Sinonimi i slične reči
Colchicum autumnale · meadow saffron · naked lady
Reči u blizini
autotypy · autoxidation · autumn · autumnal · autumnal equinox · autumn crocus · autumn gentian · autumnity · autumn tints · autumny · autunite · Auvergnat · auxanogram
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