fritillary
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fritillary
- /fɹəˈtɪləɹi/
- /fɹɪˈtɪləɹi/
- /ˈfɹɪtɪləɹi/ obsolete
Rhymes with -ɪləɹi
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From Latin fritillus (“dice-box, or possibly, checkerboard”).
noun fritillaries
- Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern. 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. The Nymphalidae are a very extensive group, of generally strong-winged and very bright-coloured butterflies, very abundant in the tropics, and represented in our own country by our Fritillaries, our Vanessas, and our Purple-emperor.
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noun plant of genus Fritillaria
| Français | fritillaire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schachblume, Kaiserkrone |
| Ελληνικά | φριτιλαρία fritilaría |
| Română | bibilică |
| Русский | ря́бчик rjábčik |
| العربية | بُوقِيَّة būqiyya, عَرَار ʕarār |
noun butterfly of family Nymphalidae
| Deutsch | Scheckenfalter |
|---|
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title = {fritillary},
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