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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22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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