mariposa lily
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mariposa lily
1880–85, < Spanish mariposa butterfly, moth; so named because blooms were likened to butterflies
Example Sentences
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There are native and nonnative plants all around the Bowl, but this area in particular is home to Plummer’s mariposa lily, a rare plant.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022
"I'm not particularly concerned if the mariposa lily is protected," says Hill, the timber lobbyist.
From Time Magazine Archive
Conspicuous and characteristic flowers of the lower altitudes are the mariposa lily, iris, wallflower, gaillardia, and numerous species of cinquefoil, pentstemon, and evening primrose.
From Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior
But the colours were harmonious; and on a low table stood a blue dragon vase, holding in its mouth a single mariposa lily, such as Angela had never seen before.
From The Port of Adventure by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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