A Eurasian plant of the lily family that resembles the crocus, cultivated for its autumn-blooming flowers.
秋水仙
Genus Colchicum, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular meadow saffron
Example sentencesExamples
Colchicine is an alkaloid isolated from the autumn crocus.
The word ‘Croceal’ or ‘saffron’ describes an orange-yellow colour; the word takes its root from the colour of an autumn crocus, also known as a meadow saffron.
I have spent enough autumns wandering around the fading glory of the summer garden kicking myself as I remember that I should have planted autumn crocus.
Many other garden plants are also highly toxic, including rhubarb leaves, autumn crocuses, delphiniums, foxgloves and laburnum.
Many of the autumn crocus come in varying shades of lilac.
Definition of autumn crocus in US English:
autumn crocus
noun
A Eurasian plant of the lily family that resembles the crocus, cultivated for its autumn-blooming flowers.
秋水仙
Genus Colchicum, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular meadow saffron
Example sentencesExamples
Many of the autumn crocus come in varying shades of lilac.
I have spent enough autumns wandering around the fading glory of the summer garden kicking myself as I remember that I should have planted autumn crocus.
Many other garden plants are also highly toxic, including rhubarb leaves, autumn crocuses, delphiniums, foxgloves and laburnum.
The word ‘Croceal’ or ‘saffron’ describes an orange-yellow colour; the word takes its root from the colour of an autumn crocus, also known as a meadow saffron.
Colchicine is an alkaloid isolated from the autumn crocus.