mariposa tulip — noun any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑mariposa, ↑mariposa lily • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑star tulip, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
desert mariposa tulip — noun mariposa with clusters of bell shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico • Syn: ↑Calochortus kennedyi • Hypernyms: ↑mariposa, ↑mariposa tulip, ↑mariposa lily • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mariposa — noun any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑mariposa tulip, ↑mariposa lily • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑star tulip, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 • Syn: ↑mariposa, ↑mariposa tulip • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑star tulip, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Mariposa lily — ☆ Mariposa lily or Mariposa tulip [mar΄ə pō′zəlil′ē, mar΄ə pō′sə ] n. [AmSp mariposa < Sp, butterfly: from the appearance of the blossoms] 1. any of a genus (Calochortus) of plants of the lily family, found in W North America, with tuliplike… … English World dictionary
mariposa lily — /mar euh poh seuh, zeuh/ any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors. Also called mariposa, mariposa tulip. [1880 85, Amer.; < Sp mariposa butterfly, moth; so named because blooms… … Universalium
Mar|i|po|sa tulip — mar|i|po|sa lily or Mar|i|po|sa lily or Mar|i|po|sa tulip «MAR uh POH suh, zuh», 1. any one of a genus of plants of the lily family with tuliplike yellow, white, blue, or lilac flowers, growing in the western United States and in Mexico. 2. the… … Useful english dictionary
Calochortus — noun large genus of western North American leafy stemmed bulbous herbs • Syn: ↑genus Calochortus • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family … Useful english dictionary
genus Calochortus — noun large genus of western North American leafy stemmed bulbous herbs • Syn: ↑Calochortus • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family … Useful english dictionary
Calochortus luteus — noun mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges • Syn: ↑yellow mariposa tulip • Hypernyms: ↑mariposa, ↑mariposa tulip, ↑mariposa lily • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary