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Definitions for: Camass [n] any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
Synonyms: camas, camash, camosh, quamash
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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