camash
- noun
- /kəˈmæʃ/
- Specialized
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camash
- Native Americans traditionally harvested camash bulbs as a food source.
Examples
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The fields were covered with blooming camash in late spring.
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We identified several camash plants along the riverbank during our hike.
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Native Americans traditionally harvested camash bulbs as a food source.
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The camash blooms beautifully in the spring.
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I found some camashes growing near the river.
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The fields were covered with blooming camash in late spring.
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We identified several camash plants along the riverbank during our hike.
Synonyms
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A plant with grass-like leaves and star-shaped blue or white flowers
A plant with large edible bulbs and blue flowers used as food by native people
A plant with blue flowers whose bulbs people eat
A plant that comes back every year with blue or purple star-shaped flowers and an edible bulb
A plant with long grass leaves and blue or purple star-shaped flowers grown for its edible bulb
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Camash comes from a Native American name for the plant, known for its starchy, 'edible bulbs' that people cooked and ate. So the name camash today reminds us that this plant was used as an important food source.