mariposa

• Sustantivo que designa cualquiera de varias plantas del género Calochortus, caracterizadas por flores en forma de tulipán con tres sépalos y tres pétalos, nativas del suroeste de Estados Unidos y México.

A noun referring to any of several plants of the genus Calochortus, characterized by tulip-shaped flowers with three sepals and three petals, native to southwestern United States and Mexico.

1. A type of flowering plantC1formalamerican

   Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus, known for their tulip-shaped flowers with three sepals and three petals, native to southwestern United States and Mexico.

   Planta del género Calochortus

   • The mariposa lily blooms in the spring across the California hillsides.
   • Botanists discovered a new species of mariposa in the Mexican desert.
   • The mariposa's delicate petals are often compared to butterfly wings.

   Sinónimoscalochortus