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
see also:
camassia esculenta camas cammas quamash eastern cammass camassia fraseri 

camas \camas\ n.
   same as camass.
   wordnet 1.5
see also:
camass 

camas
     n : any of several plants of the genus camassia; north and south
         america syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash
see also:
camass quamash camosh camash 

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 codes: 98607

camas -- u.s. county in idaho
   population 2000:    991
   housing units 2000: 601
   land area 2000:     1074.956264 sq. miles 2784.123824 sq. km
   water area 2000:    4.063628 sq. miles 10.524748 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1079.019892 sq. miles 2794.648572 sq. km
   located within:       idaho id, fips 16
   location:             43.391502 n, 114.773345 w
   headwords:
    camas
    camas, id
    camas county
    camas county, id

camas, wa -- u.s. city in washington
   population 2000:    12534
   housing units 2000: 4736
   land area 2000:     10.905359 sq. miles 28.244749 sq. km
   water area 2000:    1.669388 sq. miles 4.323696 sq. km
   total area 2000:    12.574747 sq. miles 32.568445 sq. km
   fips code:            09480
   located within:       washington wa, fips 53
   location:             45.591008 n, 122.412104 w
   zip codes 1990:     98607
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    camas, wa
    camas