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slovo definícia camas (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 (gcide) camas \camas\ n. same as camass. [WordNet 1.5] camas (wn) camas n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash]

podobné slovo definícia common camas (encz) common camas, n: death camas (encz) death camas, n: grassy death camas (encz) grassy death camas, n: poison camas (encz) poison camas, n: white camas (encz) white camas, n: camash (gcide) camash \camash\ n. same as camass. Syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh. [WordNet 1.5] Camass (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]Camass \Cam"ass\ n. [Origin uncert.] A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Camassia (gcide) Camassia \Camassia\ n. a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs. Syn: genus Camassia, Quamassia, genus Quamassia. [WordNet 1.5] Camassia esculenta (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] Camassia Farseri (gcide) Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {Hyacinthus orientalis} is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus Camassia (Camassia Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. (c) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. [1913 Webster] Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit. [1913 Webster] Camassia Fraseri (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] Eastern camass (gcide) Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {Hyacinthus orientalis} is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus Camassia (Camassia Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. (c) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. [1913 Webster] Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit. [1913 Webster] camash (wn) camash n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash] camass (wn) camass n 1: any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America [syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh, camash] camassia (wn) Camassia n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs [syn: Camassia, genus Camassia, Quamassia, genus Quamassia] camassia leichtlinii (wn) Camassia leichtlinii n 1: camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains [syn: Leichtlin's camas, Camassia leichtlinii] camassia quamash (wn) Camassia quamash n 1: plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America [syn: common camas, Camassia quamash] camassia scilloides (wn) Camassia scilloides n 1: eastern camas; eastern and central North America [syn: wild hyacinth, indigo squill, Camassia scilloides] common camas (wn) common camas n 1: plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America [syn: common camas, Camassia quamash] death camas (wn) death camas n 1: any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous [syn: death camas, zigadene] genus camassia (wn) genus Camassia n 1: genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs [syn: Camassia, genus Camassia, Quamassia, genus Quamassia] grassy death camas (wn) grassy death camas n 1: plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals [syn: grassy death camas, Zigadenus venenosus, Zigadenus venenosus gramineus]