CAMASS

camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash

(noun) any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

camass (plural camasses)

(US, Western US) A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills.

Alternative form of camas.

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Source: Wiktionary


Cam"ass, n. Etym: [American Indian name.] (Bot.)

Definition: A blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. [Written also camas, cammas, and quamash.]

Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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