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mariposa

ma·ri·posa

UK/ˌmæɹɪˈpəʊ.sə/ US/ˌmæɹɪˈpoʊ.sə/ rare

noun

1.

any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish mariposa (“a butterfly”).

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