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Camas vs Cabas - What's the difference?

camas | cabas |

As nouns the difference between camas and cabas

is that camas is any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia while cabas is a flat basket or frail for figs, etc.

As a proper noun Camas

is a town in Clark County, Washington, USA.

camas

English

Etymology 1

Perhaps from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* cammas, camass, quamash

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia .
    • Derived terms
    * death camas

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
    • ----

    cabas

    English

    Alternative forms

    * caba

    Noun

  • A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.
  • A lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or handbag.
  • * , The Professor
    • I looked at Frances, she was putting her books into her cabas
    (Webster 1913) ----