Toxicoscordion

Translingual

Toxicoscordion fremontii

Etymology

toxico- (“toxic”) +‎ Latin scordion n (“unknown medicinal plant”)

Proper noun

Toxicoscordion n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae – death camas of western North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Melanthiaceae - family; Melanthieae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Toxicoscordion venenosum (meadow death camas) – type species; Toxicoscordion brevibracteatum (desert deathcamas), Toxicoscordion exaltatum (giant deathcamas), Toxicoscordion fontanum (smallflower deathcamas), Toxicoscordion fremontii (star lily, Frémont's deathcamas), Toxicoscordion micranthum (smallflower deathcamas), Toxicoscordion nuttallii (Nuttall's death camas), Toxicoscordion paniculatum (foothill deathcamas, sand corn) – other species

Related terms

• Translingual terms prefixed with toxico-

References

• Toxicoscordion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Toxicoscordion on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Toxicoscordion on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons