Definition of mariposa Mariposa
/mæˌɹɪpowˈsʌ/ - [matripowsu] - mar•i•po•sa
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What does mariposa mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: mariposas |
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| mariposa - any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico | ||
| mariposa tulip, mariposa lily | ||
| liliaceous plant plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber | ||
| calochortus, genus calochortus large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs | ||
| calochortus elegans, elegant cat's ears, star tulip small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana | ||
| calochortus kennedyi, desert mariposa tulip mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico | ||
| calochortus luteus, yellow mariposa tulip mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- mariposa, noun, singular of mariposas.
