death camas

death camas

also death camassn. 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.

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