English noun: mariposa tulip | |||
1. | mariposa tulip (plant) any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico | ||
Synonyms | mariposa, mariposa lily | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliaceous plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Calochortus elegans, Calochortus kennedyi, Calochortus luteus, Calochortus macrocarpus, desert mariposa tulip, elegant cat's ears, sagebrush mariposa tulip, star tulip, yellow mariposa tulip | ||
Member meronym | Calochortus, genus Calochortus | ||