Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals

Usage examples of mariposa.

In the open spaces on the slope, beyond the farthest shadow-reach of the manzanita, poised the mariposa lilies, like so many flights of jewelled moths suddenly arrested and on the verge of trembling into flight again.

Nicholas took the Mariposa Street off-ramp into San Francisco and drove toward Potrero Hill.

The fields were starred with violet camass, blue-flag and golden mariposa lily, and still dotted with a thinned-out scattering of huge oaks that gave the whole valley the look of a great park.

And have that new human cook, Mariposa, the one with the nose, bake up one of those big flat open-face tarts with the melted chamois cheese and tomato sauce and the new sausage.

And have that new human cook, Mariposa, the one with the nose, bake up one of those big fiat open-face tarts with the melted chamois cheese and tomato sauce and the new sausage.

She went off in the right direction, but I saw a very odd-looking crystal in that guidance system, one I never saw on the Mariposa when I was driving her.

It took off at Merced and climbed up to Tuttle, Planada, Mariposa and Bootjack.

He had mentioned to Paul that there was not much left at the original site, but that Kenjo had been supplying the Mariposa.