/kal'euh kawr"teuhs/ , n. , pl. calochortuses .
any plant of the genus Calochortus, of the lily family, as the mariposa lily and the sego lily.
[ 1813; kal ( ós ) beautiful + -o- -O- + chórtos grass, fodder, orig. farmyard; see COHORT, GARTH, YARD 2 ]