| 单词 | eastern camas |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseastern camas eastern camas n. (also eastern quamash) a wild hyacinth, Camassia scilloides (family Agavaceae), native to eastern North America, which has starry blue flowers and an edible bulb.The genus Camassia was formerly (and is sometimes still) considered part of the family Liliaceae. ΚΠ 1848 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. 493 S. esculènta, Eastern Quamash. Wild Hyacinth. 1875 Amer. Agriculturalist Aug. 306/1 The eastern Quamash, as we recollect it, is a somewhat showier plant than the western, though not quite so large. 1921 Amer. Catholic Q. Rev. 48 152 The best known Camas in the country is the Eastern Camas, another so-called Wild Hyacinth. It is common in rich ground, such as moist river banks. 2006 A. M. Armitage Native Plants for N. Amer. Gardens 96 Camassia scilloides (wild hyacinth, eastern camas) is not nearly as bold or handsome as the western forms. < as lemmas |
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