Mariposa (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Mariposas, with their delicate tulip-shaped flowers, swayed gently in the desert breeze.
- In the arid southwestern United States, the mariposa lily was a welcome sight in late spring.
- Botanists searched the rocky terrain of northern Mexico for a rare species of mariposa.
- Mariposas are relatively easy to care for, as they require only moderate watering and well-draining soil.
- Wildlife enthusiasts appreciated the way the mariposa flowers attracted bees and other pollinators.