What does "zigadene" mean?

Any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.

Zigadene

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Noun

1
Any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.
"American Indians apparently were aware of the poisonous properties of the zigadenes."
2
any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous wordnet

"American Indians apparently were aware of the poisonous properties of the zigadenes."