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Camassia

noun

genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs

• Syn: ↑genus Camassia, ↑Quamassia, ↑genus Quamassia

• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family

• Member Meronyms:

↑camas, ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash, ↑common camas, ↑Camassia quamash, ↑Leichtlin's camas, ↑Camassia leichtlinii, ↑wild hyacinth, ↑indigo squill, ↑Camassia scilloides

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\\kəˈmasēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from English camass + New Latin -ia

: a genus of scapose herbs (family Liliaceae) mostly of western No. America having edible bulbs, basal linear leaves, and racemes of blue, purple, or white flowers — see camas

Useful english dictionary. 2012.