01 n. A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.
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A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.(Bot.) See: Fritillaria
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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.(Zool.) See: Aphrodite