camas

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkæmɪs/(US)
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/ˈkæmɪs/(US) · /ˈkɑːməz/

Definition of camas

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
    “There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups.”
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noun

  1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
    “There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups.”
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of cama

name

  1. A town in Clark County, Washington, United States.
  2. A town near Seville, Spain

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Etymology

Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).

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