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Camas vs Tamas - What's the difference?

camas | tamas |

As nouns the difference between camas and tamas

is that camas is any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia while tamas is one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

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)
    • ----

    tamas

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

    • Derived terms

    * tamasic