genus calochortus

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   large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs

   SynonymsCalochortus

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus calochortus

What does genus calochortus mean?

genus calochortus means "large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs".

What is another word for genus calochortus?

Close synonyms include Calochortus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus calochortus a common word?

genus calochortus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.