1. any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico; [syn: mariposa, mariposa tulip, mariposa lily]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mariposa tulip
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having
tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals;
southwestern United States and Mexico [syn: mariposa,
mariposa tulip, mariposa lily]