Associations to the word «Camassia»

Wiktionary

CAMASSIA, noun. Any of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases.
CAMASSIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae   — the camases, quamashes, Indian hyacinth, and wild hyacinth of temperate North America.

Dictionary definition

CAMASSIA, noun. Genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs.

Wise words

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