CAMAS


Meaning of CAMAS in English

[ kə'mas ]

(also ~s or quamash )

■ noun a North American plant of the lily family, cultivated for its starlike blue or purple flowers. [Genera Camassia and Zigadenus : several species.]

Origin

C19: from Chinook Jargon kamass .

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