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Definition of Camas
1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America.
Generic synonyms: Liliaceous Plant
Group relationships: Camassia, Genus Camassia, Genus Quamassia, Quamassia
Specialized synonyms: Camassia Quamash, Common Camas, Camassia Leichtlinii, Leichtlin's Camas, Camassia Scilloides, Indigo Squill, Wild Hyacinth
Definition of Camas
1. Noun. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus ''Camassia'' ¹
2. Noun. (plural of cama) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Camas
1. camass [n -ES] - See also: camass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camas
Literary usage of Camas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1907)
"By and by, Walking my leafy garden as of old. These frosty fantasies shall charm
my eye In azure, damask, emerald and gold. camas ..."
2. The Stock-poisoning plants of Montana: A Preliminary Report by Victor King Chesnut, Earley Vernon Wilcox (1901)
"This species resembles death camas, but is distinguished from it by taller ...
The distribution of swamp camas in Montana is less extensive than of death ..."
3. Nez Perce Joseph: An Account of His Ancestors, His Lands, His Confederates by Oliver Otis Howard (1881)
"ANOTHER camas MEADOWS. — JOSEPH'S NIGHT RAID. ["PAKE a map of the United States,
and look along the -L Union Pacific Railway till you find Corinne. ..."
4. On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish by Eugene O'Curry (1873)
"... his legend of the invention of verse ; his legend concerning the Timpan ; the
strand of camas not identified. Signification of the word Cruit. ..."
5. Western Grazing Grounds and Forest Ranges: A History of the Live-stock by Will Croft Barnes (1913)
"... or by sowing seeds of other forage plants, as it is very tenacious and will
hold its own against them under ordinary range conditions. Death camas ..."
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