camas
/ˌkæməs/(亦作camass 或quamash)
noun
1- a North American plant of the lily family, cultivated for its starry blue or purple flowers克美莲。
1.1
- Genera Camassia and Zigadenus, family Liliaceae: several species, including C. quamash, the large bulbs of which are used as food by some American Indians.克美莲属及棋盘花属, 百合科：数种, 包括卡马百合, 其大球茎被一些美洲印第安人食用。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Chinook Jargon kamass, perhaps from Nootka.