• One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California.
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(genus Calochortus), tuliplike perennial plants of the lily family (Liliaceae), consisting of about 40 species native to western North America. They ...
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Ma`ri·po'sa lil`y [ Spanish
mariposa a butterfly + English
lily . So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.]
(Botany) One of a genus (
Calochortus ) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also
butterfly lily . Most of them are natives of Califor...
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