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mariposa lily

mariposa lily noun: any member of several species in the genus Calochortus that grow in dry grasslands and semideserts, characterized as tuliplike, bulbous herbs with large and often brightly colored blossoms.

mariposa lily: any member of several species in the genus Calochortus that grow in dry grasslands and semideserts,...
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Noun

mariposa lily (plural mariposa lilies)

  1. Any member of several species in the genus Calochortus that grow in dry grasslands and semideserts, characterized as tuliplike, bulbous herbs with large and often brightly colored blossoms.

Synonyms of mariposa lily

Forms of mariposa lily

pluralmariposa lilies

Origin of mariposa lily

From Spanish mariposa (“butterfly”) + lily. So called from the attractive appearance of the blossoms.

Questions about mariposa lily

What does mariposa lily mean?
Mariposa lily means any member of several species in the genus Calochortus that grow in dry grasslands and semideserts, characterized as tuliplike, bulbous herbs with large and often brightly colored blossoms.
What part of speech is mariposa lily?
Mariposa lily is a noun.
What is the plural of mariposa lily?
The plural of mariposa lily is mariposa lilies.

Words near mariposa lily in the dictionary

  1. Mariout
  2. Maripipi
  3. mariposa
  4. Mariposa County
  5. mariposa lilies
  6. mariposa lily
  7. Mariposan
  8. Mariposans
  9. mariposas
  10. mariposite
  11. mariposites

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