mariposa |
mariposa | (n) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico, Syn. mariposa lily, mariposa tulip |
mariposan | (n) a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts in the San Joaquin Valley, Syn. Yokuts |
Mariposa lily | [ Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms. ] (Bot.) One of a genus ( |