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<botany> One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycoloured, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. most of them are natives of California.
Origin: Sp. Mariposa a butterfly + E. Lily. So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.
(01 Mar 1998)
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