HyperDic: quamash

English > 1 sense of the word quamash:
NOUNplantquamash, camas, camass, camosh, camashany of several plants of the genus Camassia
English > quamash: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America.
Synonymscamas, camass, camosh, camash
Member ofCamassia, genus Camassia, Quamassia, genus Quamassiagenus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
NarrowerLeichtlin's camas, Camassia leichtliniicamas found to the west of Cascade Mountains
common camas, Camassia quamashplant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes
wild hyacinth, indigo squill, Camassia scilloidesEastern camas
Broaderliliaceous plantplant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
Spanishcamas, camass
Catalancamass

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