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mariposa lily

American  
[mar-uh-poh-suh, -zuh] / ˌmær əˈpoʊ sə, -zə /

noun

  1. any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.

Etymology

Origin of mariposa lily

1880–85, < Spanish mariposa butterfly, moth; so named because blooms were likened to butterflies

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