Camassia

See also: camassia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from English camas +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Camassia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the camases, quamashes, Indian hyacinths, and wild hyacinths of temperate North America.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Camassia quamash - type species; Camassia angusta, Camassia cusickii, Camassia howellii, Camassia leichtlinii, Camassia scilloides - other species

Further reading

Camassia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Camassia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Camassia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Camassia at USDA Plants database

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