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Camass

Camass Meaning & Definition
Camass Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Camass?

[n] any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Camass: camas | camash | camosh | quamash

Related Terms | Find terms related to Camass:

See Also | Camassia | Camassia leichtlinii | Camassia quamash | Camassia scilloides | common camas | genus Camassia | genus Quamassia | indigo squill | Leichtlin's camas | liliaceous plant | Quamassia | wild hyacinth

Camass In Webster's Dictionary

\Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) 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.
\Cam"ass\ n. [Origin uncert.] A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills. [Western U. S.]

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