fritillary
(noun) butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
fritillary, checkered lily
(noun) any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fritillary (plural fritillaries)
Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern.
Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots.
Source: Wiktionary
Frit"il*la*ry, n.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring of their wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria. See Aphrodite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
