noun
- a North American plant with edible bulbs, also called camas
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The Native Americans traditionally harvested quamash bulbs in late spring.
- Quamash flowers create beautiful blue patches in mountain meadows.
- The Lewis and Clark expedition documented the importance of quamash as a food source.
- Quamash bulbs were often roasted in earth ovens for several days.
- The prairie was dotted with quamash plants in full bloom.