camass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
    quamash; camas; camash; camosh.

WordNet

Cam"ass noun
Etymology
American Indian name.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. Written also camas, cammas, and quamash. ✍ The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.

Webster 1913