mariposa lily
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish mariposa (“butterfly”) + lily. So called from the attractive appearance of the blossoms.
Noun[edit]
mariposa lily (plural mariposa lilies)
- Any member of several species of a genus (Calochortus) that grow in dry grasslands and semideserts, tulip-like bulbous herbs with large and often brightly colored blossoms.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Calochortus): butterfly lily, sego lily
Further reading[edit]
mariposa lily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Calochortus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Calochortus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
