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mariposa lily
[ mar-uh-poh-suh, -zuh ]
/ ˌmær əˈpoʊ sə, -zə /
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noun
any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
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Also called mar·i·po·sa, mariposa tulip.
Origin of mariposa lily
1880–85, Americanism;<Spanish mariposa butterfly, moth; so named because blooms were likened to butterflies
Words nearby mariposa lily
Marion, marionette, Marion, Francis, Mariotte's law, mariposa, mariposa lily, Maris, Marisat, marish, Marisol, Marist
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