camash

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camash - any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South Americacamas, camass, camosh, quamashliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuberCamassia, genus Camassia, genus Quamassia, Quamassia - genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbsCamassia quamash, common camas - 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 AmericaCamassia leichtlinii, Leichtlin's camas - camas found to the west of Cascade MountainsCamassia scilloides, indigo squill, wild hyacinth - eastern camas; eastern and central North America