Calochortus


Definition: Meaning of, Calochortus in English to English dictionary.

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  1. large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
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Calochortus used in phrases

  • Calochortus albus (noun)
    1. globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California
  • Calochortus amabilis (noun)
    1. globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
  • Calochortus amoenus (noun)
    1. globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley
  • Calochortus elegans (noun)
    1. small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana
  • Calochortus kennedyi (noun)
    1. mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion, orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico
  • Calochortus luteus (noun)
    1. mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges
  • Calochortus macrocarpus (noun)
    1. mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California
  • Calochortus nuttallii (noun)
    1. perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico
  • genus Calochortus (noun)
    1. large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
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