camas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
noun
  1. plural of cama
name
  1. A town in Clark County, Washington, United States.
  2. A town near Seville, Spain

Pronunciation

/ˈkæmɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-camas.wav /ˈkɑːməz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-camas2.wav

Word forms

camas camases cammas camass quamash

Etymology

Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).

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