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zigadene

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: death camas

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liliaceous plant

Narrower terms: alkali grass, Zigadenus elegans, white camas, Zigadenus glaucus, poison camas, Zigadenus nuttalli, grassy death camas, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus gramineus

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