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Fritillary

Fritillary Meaning & Definition
Fritillary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fritillary?

[n] butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
[n] any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fritillary: checkered lily

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fritillary:

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

Fritillary In Webster's Dictionary

\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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