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camassia

camassia noun: any of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases.

camassia: any of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases
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Noun

camassia (plural camassias)

  1. Any of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases.
    • Even the Wildflower Meadow needs replanting with 500 camassia bulbs a year, among other things.2007 August 23, Charles Elliott, “Organic Looks Easy, if You’ve Got a Royal Staff”, in New York Times

Forms of camassia

pluralcamassias

Origin of camassia

From the genus name.

Questions about camassia

What does camassia mean?
Camassia means any of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases.
What part of speech is camassia?
Camassia is a noun.
What is the plural of camassia?
The plural of camassia is camassias.

Words near camassia in the dictionary

  1. camas rat
  2. camas rats
  3. camases
  4. camass
  5. camasses
  6. camassia
  7. camassial
  8. camassials
  9. camassias
  10. camassioside
  11. Camatagan

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