Found 2 items, similar to fritillary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fritillary fritillary n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers [syn: checkered lily] 2: butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fritillary Fritillary \Frit"il*la*ry\, n. 1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. [1913 Webster]