Autumn crocus
any of several bulbous plants of the genus Colchicum, of the lily family, especially C. autumnale, bearing showy, crocuslike white, pink, or purple flowers in autumn.
noun
a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers Also called meadow saffron Compare saffron
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belonging to or suggestive of autumn; produced or gathered in autumn: autumnal colors. past maturity or middle life. Historical Examples And, indeed, the rest of the city was most autumnally tame and uninteresting. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) Thomas Cooper adjective of, occurring in, or characteristic of autumn adj. 1570s, from […]
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