fritillary

Pronunciation: /fɹəˈtɪləɹi/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
  2. noun butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

Etymology

From Latin fritillus (“dice-box, or possibly, checkerboard”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

checkered lily

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
bulbous plant
Narrower (hyponyms)
crown imperial, snake's head fritillary, brown bells, white fritillary, scarlet fritillary, mission bells

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