Definitions for camasses

camasses cam·ass

Spelling: [kam-uh s]
IPA: /ˈkæm əs/

Camasses is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in camasses (aacemsss).

Definitions for camasses

noun

  1. any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, especially C. quamash, of western North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs.
  2. death camass.

Origin of camasses

1795-1805, Americanism; Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš Nootka qawaš-, qawi- salmonberry, any berry or small fruit

Examples for camasses

For "quamash" read "camass," an edible root much prized by the Nez Perces then and now.

Both the pion and the camass are largely utilized even at the present day for food by the Indians.

camass, ka-mas′, n. a small plant growing in the north-western United States, also its nutritious bulb.

Word Value for camasses
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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