Campoodie (kămp´ō-dy). A group of Indian huts, from the Spanish campo, a field or prairie. In some localities written "campody."
Hinono (hĭ-nŏ-nŏ). A legendary Indian hero.
Mahala (mȧ-hä´lă). An Indian woman, perhaps a corruption from the Spanish mujer, woman.
Mesa (mā´sä). A table-land, or plateau with a steeply sloping side or sides.
Mesquite (mĕs-kēt´). A thorny desert shrub, bearing edible pods, like the locust tree, which are ground into meal for food.
Na´Ÿang-Wit´e. An Indian gambling game.
Oppapago (op-pă-pā´gō). A mountain peak near Mt. Whitney. The name signifies "The Weeper," in reference to the streams that run down from it continually like tears.
Pahrump (pȧh-rŭmp´). From the Indian words pah, water, and rump, corn, "corn-water," i. e. a place where there is water enough to grow corn.
Paiutes (pī´ūt). The name of a large tribe of Indians inhabiting middle California and Nevada. The name is derived from the Indian word pah, water, and is used to distinguish this tribe from the related tribe of Utes, who lived in the desert away from running water.
Penstemon (pĕni-stē´mŏn). A wild flower common to the lower slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.