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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America;
[syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (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. [Written also camas, cammas, and quamash.] Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash. [1913 Webster] Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Camass \Cam"ass\ n. [Origin uncert.] A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

camass n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash]