Camass

Definition of Camass

Cam´ass
n.1.(Bot.) any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which were collected for food by the Indians.
1.A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills.

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camas, camash, Camassia, Camassia leichtlinii, Camassia quamash, Camassia scilloides, camosh, common camas, genus Camassia, genus Quamassia, indigo squill, Leichtlin's camas, liliaceous plant, quamash, Quamassia, wild hyacinth
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