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zigadene

/ˈzɪɡ.ə.diːn/

Traduction: Nom désignant toute plante du genre Zigadenus, caractérisée par des feuilles glauques et des grappes terminales de fleurs principalement blanches ; toutes les parties de la plante sont toxiques.

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formalcommonscientific/ˈzɪɡ.ə.diːn/

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.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant toute plante du genre Zigadenus, caractérisée par des feuilles glauques et des grappes terminales de fleurs principalement blanches ; toutes les parties de la plante sont toxiques.
  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.

    🇫🇷Zigadène

    Synonymes: zigadenus