Meanings
camas1
plural camases · alternative cammas · alternative camass · alternative quamash
- Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups.
1942, Emily Carr, “James' Bay and Dallas Road”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC
camas2
- pluralplural of cama
Camas3
- A town in Clark County, Washington, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
camas · noun
- Nez Perceqém̓es“camas”
- Nootkaqawaš“camas”
- Chinook Jargonqamaš
- Englishcamas
Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém̓es (“camas”).
More words from Chinook Jargon, Nootka, Nez Perce
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian камасия
- камасия (kamasija)plant
Cite this entry
camas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camas
“camas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camas.
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