noun
any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico
• Syn: ↑mariposa, ↑mariposa tulip
• Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant
• Hyponyms:
↑star tulip, ↑elegant cat's ears, ↑Calochortus elegans, ↑desert mariposa tulip, ↑Calochortus kennedyi, ↑yellow mariposa tulip, ↑Calochortus luteus, ↑sagebrush mariposa tulip, ↑Calochortus macrocarpus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Calochortus, ↑genus Calochortus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.