Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of liliaceous bulbous plants, allied to the tulip and fritillary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun large genus of West North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
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Examples
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Farther south on the trail there will be poppies meeting ankle deep, and singly, peacock-painted bubbles of calochortus blown out at the tops of tall stems.
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Farther south on the trail there will be poppies meeting ankle deep, and singly, peacock-painted bubbles of calochortus blown out at the tops of tall stems.
The Land of Little Rain Mary Hunter Austin 1901
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Of the lily family, fritillaria, smilacina, chlorogalum and several fine species of brodiaea, Ithuriel's spear, and others less prized are common, and the favorite calochortus, or Mariposa lily, a unique genus of many species, something like the tulips of Europe but far finer.
The Yosemite John Muir 1876
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One of these lilies, the calochortus, several species of which are well known in California as the "Mariposa tulips," has received great consideration at the hands of the Mormons, for to it hundreds of them owe their lives.
Steep Trails John Muir 1876
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Rational Review 2009
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(calochortus) in honour of the occasion, and his joy seemed uncontrollable and he skipped over the meadow scarcely seeming to tread upon the ground.
A Napa Christchild; and Benicia's Letters Charles A. Gunnison 1879
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