noun
- plural of camas; North American plants with edible bulbs, especially those of the genus Camassia
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The Native Americans traditionally harvested camasses in late spring.
- Blue camasses bloom in meadows throughout the Pacific Northwest.
- The settlers learned to identify edible camasses from the indigenous people.
- Wild camasses can be found growing in moist grasslands.
- The bulbs of camasses were an important food source for many tribes.
- Camasses flowers create beautiful purple displays in natural prairies.