Translingual

Proper noun

Camassia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the camases, quamashes, Indian hyacinths, and wild hyacinths of temperate North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Camassia quamash - type species; Camassia angusta, Camassia cusickii, Camassia howellii, Camassia leichtlinii, Camassia scilloides - other species

English

Indian camas, Camassia quamash

Cusick's camas, Camassia cusickii

Wikispecies

Noun

camassia ‎(plural camassias)

1. Any of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases.
   • 2007 August 23, Charles Elliott, “Organic Looks Easy, if You’ve Got a Royal Staff”, in New York Times:

     Even the Wildflower Meadow needs replanting with 500 camassia bulbs a year, among other things.