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Colchicine
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Colchicine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/colchicine.html. 1828.