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calochortus

American  
[kal-uh-kawr-tuhs] / ˌkæl əˈkɔr təs /

noun

plural

calochortuses

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

Etymology

Origin of calochortus

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

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