Meaning of FRITILLARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'frit`leree
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- [n] butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
- [n] any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
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| | Synonyms: | | checkered lily |
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| | See Also: | | adobe lily, black fritillary, brown bells, brush-footed butterfly, bulbous plant, checkered daffodil, crown imperial, four-footed butterfly, Fritillaria, Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria agrestis, Fritillaria biflora, Fritillaria imperialis, Fritillaria lanceolata, Fritillaria liliaceae, Fritillaria meleagris, Fritillaria micrantha, Fritillaria mutica, Fritillaria parviflora, Fritillaria pluriflora, Fritillaria recurva, genus Fritillaria, guinea-hen flower, leper lily, mission bells, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, pink fritillary, rice-grain fritillary, scarlet fritillary, silverspot, snake's head fritillary, stink bell, white fritillary | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Frit"il*la*ry\, n.
1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus
Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See {Fritillaria}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of butterflies belonging
to {Argynnis} and allied genera; -- so called because the
coloring of their wings resembles that of the common
{Fritillaria}. See {Aphrodite}.
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