death camas

noun

: any of several plants (genus Zigadenus) of the lily family that cause poisoning of livestock in the western U.S.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

In the past week, rangers identified Henderson’s shooting star, California manroot, California poppy, Fremont’s death camas, Pacific hounds’ tongue, warrior’s plume and Tomcat clover. —Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above