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单词 quamash
释义 quamash|kwəˈmæʃ, ˈkwɒmæʃ|
See also camas.
[N. American Indian.]
A North American liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta), the bulbs of which are used for food by the American Indians. eastern quamash (see quot. 1868).
1814Lewis & Clarke's Exp. (1893) 958 The Chopunnish are now dispersed in villages..for the purpose of collecting quamash.1868Rep. U.S. Commissioner Agric. (1869) 452 The plant [Camus] is otherwise known as the eastern quamash, or wild hyacinth, and in botanical nomenclature is Scilla Fraseri.1882Garden 13 May 323/3 The white Camassia..[is] not nearly so showy as the blue Quamash.
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