fairy lantern

fairy lantern
noun
any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers
Syn: ↑globe lily
Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Calochortus, ↑genus Calochortus

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noun
: any of various plants of the genus Calochortus (especially C. alkus)

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fairy lantern,
= mariposa lily.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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