zigadene

A noun referring to any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus, characterized by glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى أي من النباتات المختلفة من جنس Zigadenus، وتتميز بأوراق رمادية مزرقّة وعناقيد طرفية من أزهار بيضاء في الغالب؛ جميع أجزاء النبات سامة.

1. Poisonous plant C2 formal

   Any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus, characterized by glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all parts of the plant are toxic.

   • The hiker was warned to avoid the zigadene growing near the trail.
   • Zigadene is often mistaken for wild onion, but it is highly poisonous.
   • Botanists study zigadene to understand its toxic compounds.

   🌐نبات سام

   المرادفات: zigadenus