quam·ash (kw m  sh )n. See camas. [New Latin, species name, variant of Chinook Jargon kamass; see camas.] |
quamash [ˈkwɒmæʃ kwəˈmæʃ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for camass [1]
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| Noun | 1. |  quamash - any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South Americaliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber Camassia, genus Camassia, genus Quamassia, Quamassia - genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs 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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