Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun same as
camass .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
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Examples
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They likewise come to it in the summer time to dig the camash root, of which it produces immense quantities.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1850
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Among these is the camash, a sweet root, about the form and size of an onion, and said to be really delicious.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1850
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Among these is the camash, a sweet root, about the form and size of an onion, and said to be really delicious.
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They likewise come to it in the summer time to dig the camash root, of which it produces immense quantities.
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They likewise come to it in the summer time to dig the camash root, of which it produces immense quantities.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Washington Irving 1821
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Among these is the camash, a sweet root, about the form and size of an onion, and said to be really delicious.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Washington Irving 1821
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