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Definition of Genus camassia
1. Noun. Genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs.
Exact synonyms: Camassia, Genus Quamassia, Quamassia
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Camas, Camash, Camass, Camosh, Quamash, Camassia Quamash, Common Camas, Camassia Leichtlinii, Leichtlin's Camas, Camassia Scilloides, Indigo Squill, Wild Hyacinth
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Camas, Camash, Camass, Camosh, Quamash, Camassia Quamash, Common Camas, Camassia Leichtlinii, Leichtlin's Camas, Camassia Scilloides, Indigo Squill, Wild Hyacinth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Camassia
Literary usage of Genus camassia
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)
"... primitive peoples the names was not re- restricted to one kind of plant but
was applied to several species which do not belong to the genus Camassia. ..."
2. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States by Asa Gray (1859)
"Scape Io high. Sepals widely spreading, pale blue, 3-nerved, # long. (I do not
discern sufficient characters for the genus Camassia. ..."
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