Noun: quamash 'kwaa,mash
- Any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
"Native Americans harvested quamash bulbs as an important food source";
- camas, camass, camosh, camash
Derived forms: quamashes
Type of: liliaceous plant
Part of: Camassia, genus Camassia, genus Quamassia, Quamassia
Encyclopedia: Quamash