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