Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A butterfly.
- noun A beautiful fish, Lampris luna, of large size, found in the open Atlantic and Pacific.
- noun The mariposa-lily.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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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Examples
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He did tell me he wished I could be his queen, but he knew I am truly a "mariposa" (butterfly) and must fly.
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By cojines, hamburguesa, escalera » efecto mariposa on September 17, 2009 at 11: 00 am
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But Dolly swerved from the road and dashed down a grassy slope yellowed with innumerable mariposa lilies.
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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.
All Gold Cañon 2010
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Watkins also loved trees, making stark portraits of the redwood, Arbutus, buckeye, sugar pine, cactus, Yucca, Douglas fir and giant mariposa, which he declared "A Perfect Tree."
His Best Shot John Wilmerding 2011
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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.
All Gold Canon 2010
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I posted about this a little while ago and I'm doing a post about two newly dsicovered whitewashed covers mariposa Club from BookGazing blog and a Mulan retelling.
In which I finally talk about that Dragon and the Stars Cover Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2010
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Desert mariposa (Calochortus kennedyi) and desert lily (Hesperocallis undulata) have bulbs that may remain dormant for several years until a deep soaking rain awakens them.
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In 1920, he premiered his play, "El Maleficio de la mariposa" "The Butterfly's Evil Spell"; at the time, it was considered a scandal rather than a success.
Archive 2009-06-01 Rus Bowden 2009
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Una enorme mariposa parecida a ésta volando a la altura de mis ojos.
veruscio Diary Entry veruscio 2009
oroboros commented on the word mariposa
spanish word for "butterfly"
December 7, 2006