Meaning of CAMASS
| Pronunciation: | | 'kamas
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America |
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| | Synonyms: | | camas, camash, camosh, quamash |
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| | 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 | |
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\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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