death camas

death camas

also death camass

n.

Any of several plants of the genus Zigadenus, primarily of North America, having grasslike leaves and clusters of usually greenish-white flowers. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

death camas - any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous zigadene liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber genus Zigadenus, Zigadenus - genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae alkali grass, Zigadenus elegans - plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers white camas, Zigadenus glaucus - plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals poison camas, Zigadenus nuttalli - a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas grassy death camas, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus gramineus - plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals