Fritillary

2 definitions found

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

  Fritillary \Frit"il*la*ry\, n.
     1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus
        Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See {Fritillaria}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) 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}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fritillary
       n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding
            variously colored flowers [syn: {checkered lily}]
       2: butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver