quamash

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon qamaš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑ.mæʃ/, /kwəˈmæʃ/
• Rhymes: -æʃ

Noun

quamash (plural quamashes)

1. Dated form of camas.
   • 1915, Mary Hampden, Every woman's flower garden: how to make and keep it beautiful:

     Lavender and purple-shaded blues are offered by the tall, hardy quamashes, Camassias esculenta, Cusickii, and Fraseri, or C. Leichtlini varieties.