Fritillary

[fritilәri]

Definition

(noun.) butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver.

(noun.) any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers.

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Definition

(n.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.

(n.) 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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Definition

n. a genus of plants of the order Liliace with drooping purple flowers: a species of butterfly.

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