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Noun: common camas
  1. 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
    - Camassia quamash

Derived forms: common camases

Type of: camas, camash, camass, camosh, quamash

Part of: Camassia, genus Camassia, genus Quamassia, Quamassia

Encyclopedia: Common camas