camas

4 definitions found

camas - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)
     any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and
     South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant
     (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of
     which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also
     camas, cammas, and quamash.]
  
     Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
           [1913 Webster]

  camas \camas\ n.
     same as camass.
     [WordNet 1.5]

camas - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  camas
      n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and
           South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh,
           camash]

camas - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Camas, WA (city, FIPS 9480)
    Location: 45.58786 N, 122.42351 W
    Population (1990): 6442 (2550 housing units)
    Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 98607