Camas Definition

noun
Any of several plants of the genus Camassia, especially C. quamash of western North America, having grasslike leaves, a raceme of blue flowers, and a bulb that has traditionally been an important food for various Native American peoples.
American Heritage
Death camas.
American Heritage

Plural form of cama.

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pronoun

A town in Clark County, Washington, USA.

Wiktionary

A town near Seville, Spain.

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Other Word Forms of Camas

Noun

Singular:
camas
Plural:
camases

Origin of Camas

  • From Chinook Jargon qamaÅ¡, qawaÅ¡, from Nootka qawaÅ¡.

    From Wiktionary

  • Nez Perce qém’es, qém’eš

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • cama +"Ž -s

    From Wiktionary

Camas Sentence Examples

  • Between Henry's Fork and Malade (or Big Wood) river, a distance of 200 m., the river apparently has no northern tributaries; but several streams, as the Camas, Medicine Lodge and Birch creeks, and Big and Little Lost rivers, which fail to penetrate the plain of the Snake after reaching its border, are believed to join it through subterranean channels.

  • The fertile northern plateaus, the Camas and Nez Perce prairies and the Palouse country - a wonderful region for growing the durum or macaroni wheat - until 1898 had no market nearer than Lewiston, 50-70 m.

  • You'll see shirts like the Axis Big and Tall Camas Silk Swirls Shirt, the Axis Big & Tall Tulaire Embroidery Camp Shirt, the Axis Big & Tall Solid Pleated Front Camp Shirt in Tan and Black, and more.

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Words Starting With

CCACAM

Words Ending With

SASMAS

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camas

Words Starting With C and Ending With S

Starts With C & Ends With SStarts With CA & Ends With SStarts With C & Ends With AS

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With C5 Letter Words Ending With S