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Camassia

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n.1.a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs.
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Noun1.Camassia - genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbsCamassia - genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
genus Camassia, genus Quamassia, Quamassia
liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
camas, camash, camass, camosh, quamash - any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
Camassia quamash, common camas - plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America
Camassia leichtlinii, Leichtlin's camas - camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains
Camassia scilloides, indigo squill, wild hyacinth - eastern camas; eastern and central North America
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OFFER OF THE WEEK by The Mirror (London, England)
com) CAMASSIA LEICHTLINII While most camassias are deep blue, these are a more subtle shade of pale pink and are just as hardy and tough as other leichtlinii, but broad-petalled in a soft baby pink.
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