ˌzigəˈdēnəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Zygadenus, from Greek zygadēn jointly, in pairs, from zygon yoke, pair — more at yoke
: a genus of herbs (family Liliaceae) of No. America and Asia having basal linear leaves and a terminal panicle of whitish or greenish flowers with a flat spreading perianth — see death camas