camas

See also: Camas

English

A camas in bloom

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).

Noun

camas (plural camases or camas)

1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
   • 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "James' Bay and Dallas Road," [1]

     There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups.

Alternative forms

• cammas, camass, quamash

Derived terms

• Camas County
• death camas

Translations

plant

• Bulgarian: камасия f (kamasija)
• Chinook Jargon: qamaš, qawaš
• Halkomelem: Template:t-simple

  Vancouver Island:

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• Nez Perce: qém̓es
• Nootka: qawaš
• Saanich: Template:t-simple, Template:t-simple

Etymology 2

cama +‎ -s

Noun

camas

1. plural of cama

Anagrams

• AACSM

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French

Verb

camas

1. second-person singular past historic of camer

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Latin

Noun

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1. Template:accusative plural of

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Norman

Etymology

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Noun

camas m (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) noise

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Portuguese

Noun

camas

1. plural of cama

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Spanish

Noun

camas f pl

1. plural of cama