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noun
Any member of several species in the genus Calochortus that grow in dry grasslands and semideserts, characterized as tuliplike, bulbous herbs with large and often brightly colored blossoms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: butterfly lily, sego lily
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mariposa, mariposa tulip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liliaceous plant
Narrower terms: star tulip, elegant cat's ears, Calochortus elegans, desert mariposa tulip, Calochortus kennedyi, yellow mariposa tulip, Calochortus luteus, sagebrush mariposa tulip, Calochortus macrocarpus
History
From Spanish mariposa (“butterfly”) + lily. So called from the attractive appearance of the blossoms.
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