different between camas vs camis

English

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Chinook Jargon qamaš, qawaš (“camas”), from Nootka qawaš (“camas”), or perhaps from Nez Perce qém?es (“camas”).

Noun

camas (plural camases or camas)

1. Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
   • 1942, Emily Carr, The Book of Small, "James' Bay and Dallas Road," [1]

     There were stretches of fine, soft grass on the cliffs and great patches of camass and buttercups.

Alternative forms

• cammas, camass, quamash

Derived terms

• Camas County
• death camas

Translations

Etymology 2

cama +? -s

Noun

camas

1. plural of cama

Anagrams

• AACSM

French

Verb

camas

1. second-person singular past historic of camer

Latin

Noun

cam?s

1. accusative plural of cama

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

camas m (uncountable)

1. (Guernsey) noise

Portuguese

Noun

camas

1. plural of cama

Spanish

Noun

camas f pl

1. plural of cama

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæmiz/

Noun

camis

1. plural of cami

Etymology 2

See chemise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæm?s/

Alternative forms

• camese
• camiso
• camus

Noun

camis (plural camises)

1. (obsolete) A light, loose dress or robe.

Anagrams

• Masci, Samic, aMCIs, iMacs, icasm, micas, scima

Latin

Noun

c?m?s

1. dative/ablative plural of c?mus

Noun

cam?s

1. dative/ablative plural of cama