camosh
- noun
- Specialized
:
camas
- Native Americans traditionally harvested camosh bulbs as a food source.
Examples
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The bright flowers of the camosh bloom in spring in western prairies.
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Researchers are studying the habitat requirements of wild camosh populations.
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The camosh flowers bloomed beautifully in the spring.
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Did you see the camosh in the garden?
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Native Americans traditionally harvested camosh bulbs as a food source.
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The bright flowers of the camosh bloom in spring in western prairies.
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Researchers are studying the habitat requirements of wild camosh populations.
Synonyms
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A plant with grass-like leaves and star-shaped blue or white flowers
A plant with star-shaped blue or white flowers and a starchy edible bulb
A plant with blue flowers whose bulbs people eat
A plant with long grass leaves and blue or purple star-shaped flowers grown for its edible bulb
A plant with large edible bulbs and blue flowers used as food by native people
A plant from western North America with a large edible bulb and tall stems of blue star-shaped flowers
A wildflower that has blue star-shaped flowers and a large bulb you can eat
A North American plant with pale blue spring flowers and bulbs you can eat
A plant with tall stems of blue flowers that grows in western North America
Surface Forms
Etymology
Camosh comes from the Native American name for the plant, similar to camas, which was known for its sweet, edible 'bulbs' that people dug up and cooked. So, remember camosh as the spring flower with blue, star-shaped blooms and an edible bulb, which is exactly what the word refers to today.