"camassia" meaning in All languages combined

See camassia on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: camassias [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} camassia (plural camassias)
  1. Any of the genus Camassia of flowering plants, the camases. Wikipedia link: camassia Categories (lifeform): Agavoideae subfamily plants

Inflected forms

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