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[syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quamash \Quam"ash\, n. (Bot.)
See Camass.
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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.
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Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
quamash
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and
South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh,
camash]