'Camassia Fraseri' definitions:

Definition of 'Camassia Fraseri'

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]