APA: spe:nxʷ
Parse: s=√peenhw
Definition: camas
Scientific name: [Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) S. Wats. (great camas) and/or C. quamash (Pursh) Greene (common camas)]
Ethnobiology: Camas bulbs may be roasted and eaten, and are said to be sweet and chewy. They have been gathered from island bluffs and baked, steamed or roasted in hot ashes, or mashed and formed into patties and then roasted on special flat rocks at the edge of the fire.