ˈɔ:təm n. 1
the third season of the
year,
when crops
and fruits are gathered, and
leaves fall, in the N.
hemisphere from September to
November and in the S. hemisphere from
March to
May. 2 Astron. the
period from the
autumnal equinox to the
winter solstice. 3 a
time of maturity or
incipient decay. øautumn
crocus any plant of the
genus Colchicum,
esp.
meadow saffron, of the
lily family and
unrelated to the
true crocus. [ME f. OF autompne f. L autumnus]