'Camas' definitions:
Definition of 'camas'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'camas'
From: GCIDE
- Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also camas, cammas, and quamash.]
- Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. [1913 Webster]
Camas, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Camas, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000) :
12534
Housing Units (2000) :
4736
Land area (2000) :
10.905359 sq. miles (28.244749 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.669388 sq. miles (4.323696 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
12.574747 sq. miles (32.568445 sq. km)
FIPS code :
09480
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
45.591008 N, 122.412104 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
98607
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Camas -- U.S. County in Idaho
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Camas -- U.S. County in Idaho
Population (2000) :
991
Housing Units (2000) :
601
Land area (2000) :
1074.956264 sq. miles (2784.123824 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
4.063628 sq. miles (10.524748 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1079.019892 sq. miles (2794.648572 sq. km)
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
43.391502 N, 114.773345 W