What does "mariposa" mean?

A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).

What is a synonym for "mariposa"?

Common synonyms include: butterfly, lepidopteran, mariposa lily, mariposa tulip, winged insect.

Pronounced //ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə//.

/ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).
2
Former name of Yokuts (“a member of Native American group”).
3
any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A former municipality of Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.
2
A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
3
A census-designated place, the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.
4
A town and capital of the Pampa Hermosa District in Satipo Province, Peru.

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).