zigadene

Definitions of zigadene

1. noun

   any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous
   synonyms: death camas

   types:

   Zigadenus elegans, alkali grass

   plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers

   Zigadenus glaucus, white camas

   plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals

   Zigadenus nuttalli, poison camas

   a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas

   Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus gramineus, grassy death camas

   plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber