camass
noun
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.
camas
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a variation of
camass.
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In the recent study, published in The Holocene, Carney looked at camas bulbs from the Willamette Valley in Oregon dating back 8,000 years to determine when in their life cycle they were harvested.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
"They were trying to maintain the age structure of these camas populations within a pretty narrow window," she said.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
An eye-catching blue flower that grows widely throughout the Pacific Northwest, camas is referred to in Indigenous calendars across the region, with the plant's growth stages used as a sort of seasonal benchmark.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
In fact, camas are now so abundant on the property, which is not treated with herbicides, that members of the Chehalis Tribe plan to harvest bulbs, a traditional food, next year.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
The sabadilla is dextro-rotary; the death camas is levo-rotary.
From The Treasure-Train by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
