camas
camas
[kəˈmas]
(亦作 camass 或 quamash)
noun
[kəˈmas]
(亦作 camass 或 quamash)
noun
- a North American plant of the lily family, cultivated for its starry blue or purple flowers
克美莲 - Genera Camassia and Zigadenus, family Liliaceae: several species, including C. quamash, the large bulbs of which are used as food by some American Indians
克美莲属及棋盘花属，百合科：数种，包括卡马百合，其大球茎被一些美洲印第安人食用
- mid 19th cent.: from Chinook Jargon kamass, perhaps from Nootka
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