| desert mariposa tulip | (n) mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico, Syn. Calochortus kennedyi |
| sagebrush mariposa tulip | (n) mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California, Syn. Calochortus macrocarpus |
| yellow mariposa tulip | (n) mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges, Syn. Calochortus luteus |
| 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 |
