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cam⋅ass
[kam-uh
s] 
–noun
| 1. | any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, esp. C. quamash, of western North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs. |
| 2. | death camass. |
Also, camas.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism; < Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš < Nootka qawaš-, qawi- salmonberry, any berry or small fruit
1795–1805, Americanism; < Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš < Nootka qawaš-, qawi- salmonberry, any berry or small fruit
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| cam·as or cam·ass (kām'əs) n.
[Chinook Jargon, perhaps of Nootka origin.] |
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