1. (noun) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

• mariposa
• mariposa tulip

1. (noun) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

• calochortus
• genus calochortus

1. (noun) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

• calochortus elegans
• elegant cat's ears
• star tulip
• calochortus kennedyi
• desert mariposa tulip
• calochortus luteus
• yellow mariposa tulip
• calochortus macrocarpus
• sagebrush mariposa tulip

1. (noun) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

• liliaceous plant