'Calochortus Nuttallii' definitions:
Definition of 'Calochortus nuttallii'
From: WordNet
noun
Perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico [syn: sego lily, Calochortus nuttallii]
Definition of 'Calochortus Nuttallii'
From: GCIDE
- Sego \Se"go\, n. (Bot.) A liliaceous plant (Calochortus Nuttallii) of Western North America, and its edible bulb; -- so called by the Ute Indians and the Mormons. [1913 Webster]