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mariposa lily
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mariposa lily, [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.].
One of a genus (Calochortus ) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily . Most of them are natives of California. [1913 Webster]
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