genus Calochortus

noun

large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs

• Syn: ↑Calochortus

• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family

• Member Meronyms:

↑mariposa, ↑mariposa tulip, ↑mariposa lily, ↑globe lily, ↑fairy lantern, ↑cat's-ear, ↑white globe lily, ↑white fairy lantern, ↑Calochortus albus, ↑yellow globe lily, ↑golden fairy lantern, ↑Calochortus amabilis, ↑rose globe lily, ↑Calochortus amoenus, ↑star tulip, ↑elegant cat's ears, ↑Calochortus elegans, ↑desert mariposa tulip, ↑Calochortus kennedyi, ↑yellow mariposa tulip, ↑Calochortus luteus, ↑sagebrush mariposa tulip, ↑Calochortus macrocarpus