Camas,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)
     any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and
     South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant
     ({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of
     which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also
     {camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.]


  
     Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The {Eastern cammass} is {Camassia Fraseri}.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  camas \camas\ n.
     same as {camass}.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  camas
       n : any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South
           America [syn: {camass}, {quamash}, {camosh}, {camash}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Camas, WA (city, FIPS 9480)
    Location: 45.58786 N, 122.42351 W
    Population (1990): 6442 (2550 housing units)
    Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 98607

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Camas -- U.S. County in Idaho
     Population (2000):    991
     Housing Units (2000): 601
     Land area (2000):     1074.956264 sq. miles (2784.123824 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    4.063628 sq. miles (10.524748 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1079.019892 sq. miles (2794.648572 sq. km)
     Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
     Location:             43.391502 N, 114.773345 W
     Headwords:
      Camas
      Camas, ID
      Camas County
      Camas County, ID
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Camas, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
     Population (2000):    12534
     Housing Units (2000): 4736
     Land area (2000):     10.905359 sq. miles (28.244749 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.669388 sq. miles (4.323696 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    12.574747 sq. miles (32.568445 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            09480
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             45.591008 N, 122.412104 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     98607
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Camas, WA
      Camas