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desert mariposa tulip

DEFINITIONS OF: desert mariposa tulip

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n mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico

Synonyms:
Calochortus kennedyi
Type of:
mariposa, mariposa lily, mariposa tulip
any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico
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