| mariposa tulip 
 
 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, elegant cat's ears, Calochortus elegans, desert mariposa tulip, Calochortus kennedyi,
 yellow mariposa tulip, Calochortus luteus, sagebrush mariposa tulip, Calochortus macrocarpus
 • Member Holonyms:
 Calochortus, genus Calochortus
 
 
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