zigadene

English

Alternative forms

zygadene

Noun

zigadene (plural zigadenes)

Any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.
- 1986, Thomas C. Fuller et al., Poisonous Plants of California, page 291:
  American Indians apparently were aware of the poisonous properties of the zigadenes.

Synonyms

death camas, deathcamas; star lily

Further reading

Zigadenus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zigadenus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zigadenus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

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