ZYGADENUS
\zˈa͡ɪɡɐdənəs], \zˈaɪɡɐdənəs], \z_ˈaɪ_ɡ_ɐ_d_ə_n_ə_s]\
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A genus of the Melanthaceae. Z. elegans. A Kansas species. The herb is said to cause fatal cerebral disturbance in sheep. Z. Nuttallii. A poisonous Californian species.The tuber has properties Similar to those of Z. venenosus. Z. venenosus. Hogs' potato; a Californian species having a very poisonous tuber. [Gr., zygon, a yoke, + aden, a gland.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe