κολχικόν
Γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυθμάτων παραίτιος → Grave est malum homini risus haud in tempus → Zur falschen Zeit gelacht, hat Tränen schon gebracht
English (LSJ)
τό, 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.
Frisk Etymology German
κολχικόν: {kolkhikón}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: N. einer giftigen Safranart, Colchicum speciosum (Dsk.).
Etymology: Nach der Heimat Κολχίς benannt, s. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 122.
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Wikipedia EN
Colchicum speciosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae, native to mountainous areas of northern Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. Growing to 18 cm (7 in) tall by 10 cm (4 in) wide, it is an herbaceous perennial growing from corms. C. speciosum blooms in the fall, producing reddish/violet flowers on stems up to 30 centimetres (12 in) tall without any leaves present. The strap-like leaves grow in the spring, then yellow, wither and die back as summer progresses. The flowers strongly resemble those of the crocus, the familiar spring-flowering bulb; hence the common name autumn crocus which is applied to this and other colchicum species. However the two genera belong to different families; and there is in fact an autumn-flowering crocus species, Crocus sativus, the source of the spice saffron. By contrast, all parts of Colchicum speciosum are toxic if ingested.
Wikipedia TR
Vargit çiçeği, şepart veya bilimsel adıyla Colchicum speciosum, Colchicaceae familyasından, Kuzey Türkiye, Kafkasya ve Kuzey İran'ın dağlık bölgelerine özgü çiçekli bitki türüdür. 18 santimetre uzunluğa ve 10 santimetre genişliğe ulaşabilir. C. speciosum sonbaharda kırmızımsı/mor çiçekler açar. Kayış şeklindeki yapraklar ilkbaharda büyür, sonra sararır, yaz ilerledikçe solup ölür. Vargit çiçeği tüm kısımları yutulduğunda toksiktir.
Wikipedia RU
Безвре́менник великоле́пный (лат. Cólchicum speciósum) — многолетнее травянистое растение, вид рода Безвременник (Colchicum) семейства Безвременниковые (Colchicaceae).
