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zigadene

zigadene noun: any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.

Noun

zigadene (plural zigadenes)

  1. Any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.
    • American Indians apparently were aware of the poisonous properties of the zigadenes.1986, Thomas C. Fuller et al., Poisonous Plants of California, page 291
    Synonyms:
    death camas, deathcamas, star lily

Synonyms of zigadene

Forms of zigadene

pluralzigadenes
alternative formzygadene

Questions about zigadene

What does zigadene mean?
Zigadene means any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.
What part of speech is zigadene?
Zigadene is a noun.
What is the plural of zigadene?
The plural of zigadene is zigadenes.

Words near zigadene in the dictionary

  1. zig-zagged
  2. zig-zagging
  3. zig-zags
  4. zigaboo
  5. zigaboos
  6. zigadene
  7. zigadenes
  8. zigamorph
  9. zigamorphs
  10. Zigan
  11. ziganka

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