| camas | (n) any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America, Syn. camass, camosh, camash, quamash |
| common camas | (n) plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America, Syn. Camassia quamash |
| Quamash | n. (Bot.) See Camass. [ 1913 Webster ] |