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Calochortus

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mariposa lily \Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y\ [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E.
   lily. So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.]
   (Bot.)
   One of a genus ({Calochortus}) of tuliplike bulbous herbs
   with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also
   {butterfly lily}. Most of them are natives of California.

Source : WordNet®

Calochortus
     n : large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous
         herbs [syn: {genus Calochortus}]
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