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Definition of Mariposa lily
1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico.
Generic synonyms: Liliaceous Plant
Group relationships: Calochortus, Genus Calochortus
Specialized synonyms: Calochortus Elegans, Elegant Cat's Ears, Star Tulip, Calochortus Kennedyi, Desert Mariposa Tulip, Calochortus Luteus, Yellow Mariposa Tulip, Calochortus Macrocarpus, Sagebrush Mariposa Tulip
Definition of Mariposa lily
1. Noun. One of a genus (''Calochortus'') of tulip-like bulbous herbs with large and often brightly coloured blossoms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Mariposa lily
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mariposa Lily
Literary usage of Mariposa lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pathway to Western Literature by Nettie Stewart Gaines (1910)
"... reaching the spring we hitched up again and drove on to the edge of Tulare
Lake.—From "The Adventures of James Capen Adams." THE mariposa lily BY INA ..."
2. A flora of western middle California by Willis Linn Jepson (1911)
"WHITE mariposa lily. Stem erect, stiff, usually Branching, 4 to 10 in. high, 1
to 4-flowered; bulblet at base usually 1; radical leaves 1 or 2, linear, ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"THE mariposa lily mariposa lily, pretty "Butterfly" in flower, A most fantastic
happening to grace a summer hour, As once in far-removed Cathay it ..."
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