Camas
//ˈkæmɪs// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
"There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups."
- 2 plural of cama form-of, plural
- 3 any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A town in Clark County, Washington, United States.
- 2 A town near Seville, Spain
Example
More examples"There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).
Etymology 2
From cama + -s.
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