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| mar·i·po·sa [ màrrə pṓssə, màrrə pṓzə ] (plural mar·i·po·sas) |
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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.
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| [Mid-19th century. < Spanish, "butterfly" (from its brightly colored flowers)] |
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