1. Noun
A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.
2. Noun
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.
3. Noun
any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
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4. Noun
butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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