English Dictionary: Zigadenus elegans |
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zigadene
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having
glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white
flowers; all are poisonous [syn: {death camas}, {zigadene}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Zigadenus
- n
- genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes
placed in family Melanthiaceae
Synonym(s): Zigadenus, genus Zigadenus
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Zigadenus elegans
- n
- plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and
greenish-white flowers
Synonym(s): alkali grass, Zigadenus elegans
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Zigadenus glaucus
- n
- plant of eastern and central North America having creamy
white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals
Synonym(s): white camas, Zigadenus glaucus
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Zigadenus nuttalli
- n
- a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to
Texas
Synonym(s): poison camas, Zigadenus nuttalli
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Zigadenus venenosus
- n
- plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous
especially to grazing animals
Synonym(s): grassy death camas, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus gramineus
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Zigadenus venenosus gramineus
- n
- plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous
especially to grazing animals
Synonym(s): grassy death camas, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus gramineus
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Zoysia tenuifolia
- n
- Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern
United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass
Synonym(s): mascarene grass, Korean velvet grass, Zoysia tenuifolia
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- zygotene
- n
- the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Zest \Zest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zested}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Zesting}.]
1. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon,
etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.
2. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or
relish of; as, to zest wine. --Gibber.
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