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quamash
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Quamash \Quam"ash\, n. (Bot.) See Camass. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) 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. [Written also camas, cammas, and quamash.] Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash. [1913 Webster] Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. [1913 Webster]
