QUAMASH

camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quamash (plural quamashes)

Dated form of camas.

Source: Wiktionary


Quam"ash, n. (Bot.)

Definition: See Camass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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