eastern cammass

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eastern cammass - 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.
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     Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
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