mariposa
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˌmɛrɪˈpoʊsə/
- Specialized
:
mariposa
- Wildflowers that may be visible from the road include Rocky Mountain bluebells, monkshood, golden smoke, New Mexican groundsel, white lousewort, Easter daisy, and the lovely mariposa lily, whose flowers have three large white petals.
- mariposa lily
Examples
-
I thought you said it was mariposa.
-
Ancient mariners learned that we humans become seriously dehydrated if we drink seawater (an act called "mariposa").
Academic text (2009) -
The lovely mariposa lily has three large white petals that bloom beautifully in the spring.
-
In the garden, we planted several mariposa flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
-
On our hike, we spotted a field filled with vibrant mariposa lilies swaying gently in the breeze.
Synonyms
A wild flower from the southwestern United States and Mexico with cup-shaped petals like a small tulip
A wild flower with three petals that looks like a small butterfly
A group of bulb plants with bright, tulip-like flowers from western North America
Compounds
A wild flower with bell-shaped orange, red or yellow blooms on short stems in dry places
- Specialized
A wild flower from the southwestern United States and Mexico with cup-shaped petals like a small tulip
A wild flower with one to three pale purple flowers on tall stems in dry hills
A wild yellow flower with bell-shaped blooms on thin stems that grows on California hillsides
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mariposa comes from Spanish mariposa, which means 'butterfly'. People called these tulip-shaped flowers mariposa because their petals look like butterfly wings, so the name helps you remember the flower's shape.