Hyphenation of Mariposa

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Mariposa? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Mari-posa

Definitions of Mariposa:

1.	Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals Southwestern United States and Mexico

Synonyms of Mariposa:

noun	mariposa tulip, mariposa lily, liliaceous plant

Last hyphenations of this language

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