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mariposa

mar·i·po·sa [ màrrə pṓssə, màrrə pṓzə ] (plural mar·i·po·sas)


noun 
Definition:
 
N American plant with flowers resembling tulips: a bulbous plant of the lily family. Flowers: brightly colored, tulip-shaped. Native to: western North America.  Genus Calochortus.

[Mid-19th century. < Spanish, "butterfly" (from its brightly colored flowers)]
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