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Noun: mariposa
  1. 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

Derived forms: mariposas

Type of: liliaceous plant

Part of: Calochortus, genus Calochortus

Encyclopedia: Mariposa, Ontario