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Camass  n.  (Written also camas, cammas, and quamash)  (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.
Synonyms: camass, quamash, camosh, camash. Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.





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"Camass" Quotes from Famous Books



... "greens," and when eaten was frequently moistened with some of the manzanita cider already referred to. Among the roots used for food were those of the wild caraway (Carum), wild hyacinth (Brodioea), sorrel (Oxalis), and camass (Camassia esculenta). ...
— Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity - Their History, Customs and Traditions • Galen Clark


Words linked to "Camass" :   genus Camassia, indigo squill, camash, Quamassia, quamash, Camassia, wild hyacinth, Camassia scilloides, camas, liliaceous plant, Camassia leichtlinii, genus Quamassia


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