Zigadenus

noun

Zig·​a·​de·​nus

ˌzigəˈdēnəs

: a genus of herbs (family Liliaceae) of North America and Asia having basal linear leaves and a terminal panicle of whitish or greenish flowers with a flat spreading perianth see death camas

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Zygadenus, from Greek zygadēn jointly, in pairs, from zygon yoke, pair

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