Camass

[kæ'mæs]

Definition

(n.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians.

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Definition

n. a small plant growing in the north-western United States also its nutritious bulb.—ns. Camass′ia a genus of liliaceous plants nearly related to the European Scilla; Camass′-rat a small gopher rodent which devours the bulbs of the camass.

Editor: Megan