Camassia
See also: camassia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from English camas + -ia.
Proper noun edit
Camassia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – camases, quamashes, Indian hyacinths, and wild hyacinths of temperate North America.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Camassia quamash - type species; Camassia angusta, Camassia cusickii, Camassia howellii, Camassia leichtlinii, Camassia scilloides - other species
References edit
Camassia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Camassia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Camassia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Camassia at USDA Plants database
