mariposa tulip
/ˌmarɪˈpəʊsə
/(also mariposa lily)
noun
A North American lily with large brightly coloured cup-shaped flowers.
- Genus Calochortus, family Liliaceae.
- Other wildflowers interspersed among the grasses are tidy tips, red maids, Indian paintbrush, owl's clover, shooting-star, larkspur, golden star, mariposa lily, and johnny-jump-up.
- A stand of yellow mariposa lilies explodes below, while white Pieris butterflies flit just out of reach.
Origin
Mid 19th century: mariposa from Spanish, literally 'butterfly'.
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