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[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:
camas \camas\ n.
same as camass.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
camas
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and
South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh,
camash]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Camas -- U.S. County in Idaho
Population (2000): 991
Housing Units (2000): 601
Land area (2000): 1074.956264 sq. miles (2784.123824 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.063628 sq. miles (10.524748 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1079.019892 sq. miles (2794.648572 sq. km)
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 43.391502 N, 114.773345 W
Headwords:
Camas
Camas, ID
Camas County
Camas County, ID
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Camas, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000): 12534
Housing Units (2000): 4736
Land area (2000): 10.905359 sq. miles (28.244749 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.669388 sq. miles (4.323696 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 12.574747 sq. miles (32.568445 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09480
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 45.591008 N, 122.412104 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98607
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Camas, WA
Camas