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Fritillary logo #10101) Bulbous plant 2) Checkered lily
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Fritillary

Fritillary logo #10101) Fritillaria 2) Silverspot
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Fritillary

Fritillary logo #21002• (n.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria. • (n.) 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.
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fritillary logo #21003(from the article `brush-footed butterfly`) The name fritillary is applied to several nymphalid genera. The large fritillaries, or silverspots, belong to the genus Speyeria and usually have ...
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fritillary

fritillary logo #21003any ornamental plant of the genus Fritillaria of the family Liliaceae, consisting of about 80 species of bulbous, mostly perennial herbs, native ...
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Fritillary

Fritillary logo #20972Frit'il·la·ry noun 1. (Botany) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria . 2. (Zoology) One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring o...
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Fritillary

Fritillary logo #21217Fritillary is the popular name for plants of the genus Fritillaria of the family Liliaceae, native to northern temperate regions.
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fritillary logo #20400[n] - any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers 2. [n] - butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
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fritillary

fritillary logo #20974 noun butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
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fritillary logo #21221(botany) In botany, any of a group of plants belonging to the lily family. The snake's head fritillary (F. meleagris) has bell-shaped flowers with purple-chequered markings. (Genus Fritillaria, family Liliaceae.)
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fritillary logo #21221(zoology) In zoology, any of a large grouping of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae. Mostly medium-sized, fritillaries are usually orange and reddish with a black criss-cross pattern or spots above and with silvery spots on the underside of the hindwings. They take their name from t...
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fritillary logo #21199any of several orange-brown nymphalid butterflies, usually marked with black lines and dots and with silvery spots on the undersides of the wings.
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