genus camassia
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1. genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliid monocot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | camassia quamash, common camas, |
| definition | : | plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family, |
| definition | : | includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae (noun.plant) |
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