camus
camus Lexical Profile
camus Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A North American perennial herb of the genus Camassia (family Asparagaceae), native to western meadows, bearing tall racemes of star-shaped blue, purple, or white blossoms and producing an edible bulb; camas.
North American The starchy, edible underground bulb of the camas plant (genus Camassia), traditionally slow-roasted or steamed as a staple root vegetable by Indigenous peoples of western North America.
"Pit-roasting the camus for two days converts its complex carbohydrates into a sweet, nutritious food source."
(archaic) A light, loose gown, tunic, or chemise made of silk or linen.
"The noblewoman wore a silken camus embroidered with gold thread beneath her heavy velvet mantle."
• adjective
(archaic) Flat, low, or concave, especially in reference to a person's nose; pug-nosed.
"In Renaissance portraiture, the jester was frequently depicted with a camus profile and a mischievous grin."
• Rhymes for camus
Word Origin & Etymology
The adjective sense derives from Middle English via Old French camus ('flat-nosed' or 'blunt'). The noun sense for a garment is a variant of camis, borrowed from Old French canise and Late Latin camisia ('shirt' or 'tunic').
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