Fritillaria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fritillaria
       n : fritillary [syn: {genus Fritillaria}]