HyperDic: white_camas

English > 1 sense of the expression white camas:
NOUNplantwhite camas, Zigadenus glaucusplant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple
English > white camas: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningplant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals.
SynonymZigadenus glaucus
Member ofZigadenus, genus Zigadenusgenus of mostly North American poisonous plants
Broaderdeath camas, zigadeneAny of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers

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