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Camassia
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Camassia - genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbsgenus Camassia, genus Quamassia, Quamassialiliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsfamily Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceaecamas, camash, camass, camosh, quamash - any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South AmericaCamassia 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 |
Camassia
Camassia a genus of herbaceous bulbous plants of the family Liliaceae. The bulbs are small, the leaves are linear, and the flowers are in long racemes. The flowers are rather large, with a pale blue-violet or white stellate perianth. There are five or six species in North America. These plants are ornamentals. Camassia
Related to Camassia: Camassia leichtlinii, Camassia scilloidesSynonyms for Camassianoun genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbsSynonyms- genus Camassia
- genus Quamassia
- Quamassia
Related Words- liliid monocot genus
- family Liliaceae
- Liliaceae
- lily family
- camas
- camash
- camass
- camosh
- quamash
- Camassia quamash
- common camas
- Camassia leichtlinii
- Leichtlin's camas
- Camassia scilloides
- indigo squill
- wild hyacinth
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