calochortus

American  

[kal-uh-kawr-tuhs] / ˌkæl əˈkɔr təs /

noun

calochortuses plural

1. any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• calochortuses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of calochortus

1813; < New Latin < Greek kal ( ós ) beautiful + -o- -o- + chórtos grass, fodder, originally farmyard; see cohort, garth, yard ²

Example Sentences

This is an exceedingly pretty little Calochortus, much resembling C. Benthami in form, but having pure-white or purplish-blue flowers, which are also covered with hairs and delicately fringed with hairs on the margin.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

This often grows with the lilac butterfly-tulip, Calochortus splendens, and at a little distance is so similar, it is difficult to distinguish it from the lily.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

Calochortus venustus 84   Mdme. de Graaff 17   Calochortus albus 85   Horsfieldi 18   Calochortus pulchellus 86 5.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John

Calochortus Luteus.—This very handsome hardy perennial thrives best in sandy peat with a little loam.

From Gardening for the Million by Pink, Alfred

Plant material eaten by P. truei and refused by P. maniculatus included the leaves of Calochortus gunnisonii and the leaves and stem of Erigeron speciosus.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.