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calochortus

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[kal-uh-kawr-tuhs] / ˌkæl əˈkɔr təs /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

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

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