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Camas

//ˈkæmɪs// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Clark County, Washington, United States.
  2. 2
    A town near Seville, Spain
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    plural of cama form-of, plural
  3. 3
    any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America wordnet

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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