noun
small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana
• Syn: ↑elegant cat's ears, ↑Calochortus elegans
• Hypernyms: ↑mariposa, ↑mariposa tulip, ↑mariposa lily
• Member Holonyms: ↑Calochortus, ↑genus Calochortus
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.