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Mariposa lily

noun

Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico. Synonyms: mariposa, mariposa tulip.

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... family, fritillaria, smilacina, chlorogalum and several fine species of brodiaea, Ithuriel's spear, and others less prized are common, and the favorite calochortus, or Mariposa lily, a unique genus of many species, something like the tulips of Europe but far finer. Most of them grow on the warm foothills below the Valley, but two charming species, C. coeruleus and C. nudus, dwell in springy places on the Wawona road a few miles beyond the brink ...

— The Yosemite • John Muir

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Words linked to "Mariposa lily" : genus Calochortus, Calochortus, mariposa tulip, sagebrush mariposa tulip, liliaceous plant, star tulip, yellow mariposa tulip, Calochortus luteus, Calochortus kennedyi, desert mariposa tulip, Calochortus elegans, Calochortus macrocarpus, elegant cat's ears