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