Cam·ass n. 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.
Note: ☞ The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
Cam·mas n. Bot. See Camass.
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