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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant ({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. [Written also {camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.] Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: camas n : any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: {camass}, {quamash}, {camosh}, {camash}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Camas, WA (city, FIPS 9480) Location: 45.58786 N, 122.42351 W Population (1990): 6442 (2550 housing units) Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98607
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