Definition of zigadenus Zigadenus
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What does zigadenus mean?
WordNet
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| zigadenus - genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae | ||
| genus Zigadenus | ||
| liliid monocot genus genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils | ||
| family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae | ||
| death camas, zigadene any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous | ||
| alkali grass, zigadenus elegans plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers | ||
| white camas, zigadenus glaucus plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals | ||
| poison camas, zigadenus nuttalli a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- zigadenus, noun, singular of zigadenuses / zigadenusses.
