Definition of 'camass'
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noun
any of a genus (Camassia) of North American plants of the lily family, with sweet, edible bulbs and racemes of drooping, bluish flowers
see also deathcamasWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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