Noun: common camas
- Plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America
"Common camas covered the prairie with purple blooms";
- Camassia quamash
Derived forms: common camases
Type of: camas, camash, camass, camosh, quamash
Part of: Camassia, genus Camassia, genus Quamassia, Quamassia
Encyclopedia: Common camas