quamash

quam·ash

 (kwŏm′ăsh′)

n.

See camas.

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quamash

(ˈkwɒmæʃ; kwəˈmæʃ)

n

(Plants) another word for camass¹

cam•ass

or cam•as

(ˈkæm əs)

n.

1. any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, esp. C. quamash, of W North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs.

2. death camass.

[1795–1805, Amer.; < Chinook Jargon]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quamash - any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America camas, camash, camass, camosh liliaceous 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