MARIPOSA

mariposa, mariposa tulip, mariposa lily

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Mariposa

A former municipality of Ontario, Canada, now part of the city of Kawartha Lakes.

A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.

A census-designated place, the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States.

a town and capital of the Pampa Hermosa District in Satipo Province, Peru.

Anagrams

• parosmia

Noun

mariposa (plural mariposas)

A mariposa lily.

Anagrams

• parosmia

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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