CAMASSIA


Meaning of CAMASSIA in English

kəˈmasēə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from English camass + New Latin -ia

: a genus of scapose herbs (family Liliaceae) mostly of western No. America having edible bulbs, basal linear leaves, and racemes of blue, purple, or white flowers — see camas

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