Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fritillaria"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fritillaria \Frit"il*la`ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. fritillus
dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered
markings of the petals.] (Bot.)
A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial
({Fritillaria imperialis}) is one species, and the Guinea-hen
flower ({F. Meleagris}) another. See {Crown-imperial}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Fritillaria
n : fritillary [syn: {Fritillaria}, {genus Fritillaria}]
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