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Camas

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Noun

1. camas, camash, camass, camosh, quamash

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

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Camas

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noun
1. Also called: quamash
any of several North American plants of the liliaceous genus Camassia, esp C. quamash, which has a cluster of blue or white flowers and a sweet edible bulb
2.  death camass

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Camas

see synonyms of camas
noun
any of a genus (Camassia) of North American plants of the lily family, with sweet, edible bulbs and racemes of drooping, bluish flowers
see also deathcamas

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Camas

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n.
1. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia, especially C. quamash of western North America, having grasslike leaves, a raceme of blue flowers, and a bulb that has traditionally been an important food for various Native American peoples. Also called quamash.
2. Death camas.

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