Fritillaria: alternatives and connections

A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…

A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a k…

An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lo…

A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shi…

A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped f…

A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size,…

A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.

Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domest…

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

One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable fo…

One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Vict…

A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, G…

Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebor…

The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.

Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict.

A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other spe…

Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands…