fritillary

/ˌfrɪdlˈɛri/

Other forms: fritillaries

Definitions of fritillary

1. noun

   butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
   types:

   silverspot

   butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings

   type of:

   brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

   medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
2. noun

   any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
   synonyms: checkered lily

   types:

   Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata, Fritillaria mutica, mission bells, rice-grain fritillary

   herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers

   Fritillaria biflora, black fritillary, mission bells

   herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green

   Fritillaria agrestis, stink bell

   a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields

   Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial

   Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem

   Fritillaria liliaceae, white fritillary

   California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually tinged with green

   Fritillaria meleagris, checkered daffodil, guinea-hen flower, leper lily, snake's head fritillary

   Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental

   Fritillaria micrantha, Fritillaria parviflora, brown bells

   California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers

   Fritillaria pluriflora, adobe lily, pink fritillary

   California herb with pinkish purple flowers

   Fritillaria recurva, scarlet fritillary

   western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers

   type of:

   bulbous plant

   plant growing from a bulb