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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.).
2. 2
   Former name of Yokuts (“a member of Native American group”).
3. 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. 1
   A former municipality of Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.
2. 2
   A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. 3
   A census-designated place, the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.
4. 4
   A town and capital of the Pampa Hermosa District in Satipo Province, Peru.

Synonyms

All synonyms

mariposa lilymariposa tulipyokuts

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

Related phrases

Mariposa Countycounty seatkawartha lakesmariposa countymariposa lily

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