eastern camas
(also eastern quamash)
noun
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..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Asa Gray (1810–1888), botanist.