mariposa lily

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mariposa lily (plural mariposa lilies)

  1. Any member of several species of a genus Calochortus that grow in dry grasslands and semideserts, tulip-like bulbous herbs with large and often brightly colored blossoms.

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