fritillary
frit·il·lar·y / ˈfritlˌerē/ • n. 1. a Eurasian plant (genus Fritillaria) of the lily family, with hanging bell-like flowers. 2. a butterfly (Argynnis, Speyeria, and other genera, family Nymphalidae) with orange-brown wings that are checkered with black, including the North American great spangled fritillary (S. cybele).
fritillary
fritillary plant of the genus Fritillaria XVII; spotted butterfly XIX. — modL. fritillāria, f. L. fritillus dice-box, presumably applied to the chessboard; so named in ref. to the markings of the corolla. Cf. -ARY.
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