camass
or cam·as
any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, especially C. quamash, of western North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs.
Origin of camass
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How to use camass in a sentence
They crossed the lake; turned and came back; crossed again and started back, Camas well in the lead.
Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park | James Willard SchultzHe passed south of the retreating bands to Camas Prairie with a view of intercepting the retreat.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanWe proceeded over the plain about twenty miles, and halted until daylight, on a fine spring, flowing into Camas Creek.
The Yellowstone National Park | Hiram Martin ChittendenIt digs up the camas roots, wild onions, and an occasional luckless woodchuck or gopher.
Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches | Theodore RooseveltHere he found three big rocks, one like a camas root, one like a salmon's head, the third like his friendly Moosmoos.
The Mountain that was 'God' | John H. Williams
British Dictionary definitions for camass
camas
/ (ˈkæmæs) /
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
death camass any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
Origin of camass
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