colchicia

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colchicia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]