Definitions for camass

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camass cam·ass

Spelling: [kam-uh s]

IPA: /ˈkæm əs/

Camass is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 72 anagrams from letters in camass (aacmss).

Definitions for camass

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 camass

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

Examples for camass

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

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

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