Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)
any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and
South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant
({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of
which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also
{camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.]
Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.
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Note: The {Eastern cammass} is {Camassia Fraseri}.
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