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fritillary

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers [syn: checkered lily ] butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
popular name of a type of British butterfly, 1857, earlier a type of plant ( Fritillaria Meleagris , 1633), from Latin fritillus "dice-box," from fritinnire said to be imitative of the rattle of dice. The plant so called in allusion to the shape of its ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus ''(l mul Fritillaria)'', having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern. 2 Any of several butterflies, of the family ''(l mul Nymphalidae)'', having wings with black or silvery spots.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fritillary \Frit"il*la*ry\, n. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria . (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A fritillary is a bulbous plant of the genus Fritillaria , with bell-shaped flowers, native to the Northern Hemisphere. Fritillary may also refer to several genera of butterflies : Argynnis Boloria Melitaeini Speyeria , the greater fritillaries

Usage examples of fritillary.

She opens it and almost immediately identifies the leopard-spotted butterfly as a Gulf Fritillary, but then forgets to look up the elegant black one with blue borders.