fairy lantern

/ˌfɛri ˌlæntərn/
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Other forms: fairy lanterns

Definitions of fairy lantern
  1. noun
    any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers
    synonyms: globe lily
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    types:
    Calochortus albus, white fairy lantern, white globe lily
    globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California
    Calochortus amabilis, golden fairy lantern, yellow globe lily
    globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
    Calochortus amoenus, rose globe lily
    globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley
    type of:
    liliaceous plant
    plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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