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