Camas (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The camas flowers were blooming in the meadow, their purple petals swaying gently in the breeze.
- In the 19th century, camas was an important food source for many Native American tribes in the region.
- The camas plant, with its edible bulbs, was a staple crop for the Nez Perce people.
- The hikers had to navigate through a field of camas to reach the summit of the mountain.
- Camas was one of the many plants that the early European settlers of North America learned to cultivate from the indigenous people.