chuparosa

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noun

A flowering desert shrub, Justicia californica, native to southern California, Arizona, and northern Mexico.

OriginSpanish chuparrosa →
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Meanings

nounchuparosa (plural chuparosas)

plural chuparosas

  1. A flowering desert shrub, Justicia californica, native to southern California, Arizona, and northern Mexico.

Origin

  1. Spanishchuparrosa“hummingbird”
  2. Englishchuparosa

From Mexican Spanish chuparrosa (“hummingbird”).

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APA

chuparosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuparosa

MLA

“chuparosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuparosa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chuparosa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuparosa.

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