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Camass
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Camass, n. [American Indian name.].
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. [1913 Webster]
" The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri ." [1913 Webster]
Camass, n. [Origin uncert.].
A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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