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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cal•o•chor•tus n., pl. -tus•es.

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

Greek kal(ós) beautiful + -o- -o- + chórtos grass, fodder, origin, originally farmyard; see cohort, garth, yard²
Neo-Latin
1813

'calochortus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cat's-ear - mariposa lily - sego lily - white Mariposa - white globe lily

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