Camassia quamash

Definitions of Camassia quamash
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: common camas
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    camas, camash, camass, camosh, quamash
    any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
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