mariposa

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mar⋅i⋅po⋅sa lil⋅y

[mar-uh-poh-suh, -zuh]

–noun

any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.

Also called mar⋅i⋅po⋅sa, mariposa tulip.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; < Sp mariposa butterfly, moth; so named because blooms were likened to butterflies

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

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