Quamassia

Quamassia
noun
genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
Member Meronyms:

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  • genus Quamassia — noun genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs • Syn: ↑Camassia, ↑genus Camassia, ↑Quamassia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camassia — n. a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs. Syn: genus {Camassia}, Quamassia, genus {Quamassia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • camas — noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America • Syn: ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • camash — noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America • Syn: ↑camas, ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • camass — noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America • Syn: ↑camas, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camassia — noun genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs • Syn: ↑genus Camassia, ↑Quamassia, ↑genus Quamassia • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camassia leichtlinii — noun camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains • Syn: ↑Leichtlin s camas • Hypernyms: ↑camas, ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camassia quamash — noun 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: ↑common camas • Hypernyms: ↑camas, ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camassia scilloides — noun eastern camas; eastern and central North America • Syn: ↑wild hyacinth, ↑indigo squill • Hypernyms: ↑camas, ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camosh, ↑camash …   Useful english dictionary

  • camosh — noun any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America • Syn: ↑camas, ↑camass, ↑quamash, ↑camash • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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