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FRITILLARIA
Fritillaria, genus Fritillaria
(noun) fritillary
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
fritillaria (plural fritillarias)
(botany) Any plant in the genus Fritillaria.
Source: Wiktionary
Frit"il*la`ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. fritillus dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered markings of the petals.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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