mariposa

Noun mariposa has 1 sense

• mariposa(n = noun.plant) mariposa lily, mariposa tulip - any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico;
is a kind of liliaceous plant
is a member of calochortus, genus calochortus
has particulars: calochortus elegans, elegant cat's ears, star tulip, calochortus kennedyi, desert mariposa tulip, calochortus luteus, yellow mariposa tulip, calochortus macrocarpus, sagebrush mariposa tulip