zigadene

English

Alternative forms

• zygadene

Noun

zigadene (plural zigadenes)

1. 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
• Category:Zigadenus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• agenized