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词汇 camas
释义 camas
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkæm.əs/ us /ˈkæm.əs/pluralcamas
a plant found in North America with purple or blue flowers and a bulb (= a round root from which the plant grows) that can be cooked and eaten:
The meadows were a sea of camas and other wild flowers.
The bulb of the camas is good to eat once baked, with a taste a bit like a sweet potato.
Camas was an important part of the diet of indigenous North American peoples and became a widely traded product.
Camas bulbs were dried to provide food for the winter.
Although its true home is on the prairies, camas can be successfully grown in your garden.
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