camas

/ˈkæməs/
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Other forms: camases

Definitions of camas
  1. noun
    any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
    synonyms: camash, camass, camosh, quamash
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    types:
    Camassia quamash, common camas
    plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America
    Camassia leichtlinii, Leichtlin's camas
    camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains
    Camassia scilloides, indigo squill, wild hyacinth
    eastern camas; eastern and central North America
    type of:
    liliaceous plant
    plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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