'colchicia' definitions:

Definition of 'colchicia'

From: GCIDE
  • Colchicine \Col"chi*cine\ (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]