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Etymology
[edit]From Latin fritillus (“dice-box, or possibly, checkerboard”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪləɹi
Noun
[edit]fritillary (plural fritillaries)
- Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern.
- 2014 April 6, Naomi Slade, “Fritillaries: Don't forget these lilies of the field: Make a pilgrimage to one of Britain’s few fritillary meadows this season [print version (5 April 2014, p. G5): Consider the lilies of the field]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening)[1], London:
- Fritillaries are as fundamental a part of the British water meadow landscape as Ratty and Mole slowly punting along under a willow tree. They speak of opalescent spring mornings, with their distinctive chequered bells bowed earthward and beaded with dew, a dark counterpoint to the acid-fresh grass.
- Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]plant of genus Fritillaria
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butterfly of family Nymphalidae
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