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
24 January 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
