Calochortus

noun

Cal·​o·​chor·​tus

ˌkaləˈkȯrtəs

: a large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed herbs (family Liliaceae) having flowers with three sepals and three petals

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from calo- + Greek chortos fodder, grass, farmyard

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