κολχικόν

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English (LSJ)

τό,

   A meadow saffron, Colchicum speciosum, Dsc.4.83.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1476] τό, die Zeitlose, eine Pflanze mit giftiger, bollenartiger Wurzel, Diosc.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κολχικόν: τό, φυτόν τι μὲ βολβώδεις ῥίζας δηλητηριώδεις, colchicum autumnale, Διοσκ. 4. 84˙ πρβλ. ἐφήμερον ΙΙ.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: name of a venomenous type of saffron, Colchicum speciosum (Dsc.).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: After the homeland Κολχίς, s. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 122.