Ma'anar ƙamus na "quamash" suna ne da ke nufin fure-fure na nau'in Camassia, musamman C. quamash, wanda ya kasance a yammacin Arewacin Amirka, wanda ke samar da kwararan fitila masu cin abinci kuma mutanen asali sun yi amfani da su a matsayin tushen abinci. . Hakanan ana iya rubuta kalmar "camas."
