Main Entry: mar·i·po·sa lily

Pronunciation: \ˌma-rə-ˈpō-zə-, -sə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from American Spanish mariposa, from Spanish, butterfly

Date: 1882

: any of a genus (Calochortus) of western North American plants of the lily family with showy flowers having three petals and three sepals —called also mariposa tulip — compare sego lily