quamash
Americannoun
noun
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Hither also the tribes from the Rocky Mountains brought down horses, bear-grass, quamash, and other commodities of the interior.
From Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington
It is called quamash, and is eaten either in its natural state, or boiled into a kind of soup, or made into a cake, which is called pasheco.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
I killed a small black pheasant near the quamash grounds this evening which is the first I have seen below the snowy region.
From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Lewis, Meriwether
For "quamash" read "camass," an edible root much prized by the Nez Perces then and now.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Brooks, Noah
In early summer the best forage is on the warm hill-sides where the quamash and the Indian turnip grow.
From The Biography of a Grizzly by Seton, Ernest Thompson
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