'Fritillaria' definitions:
Definition of 'Fritillaria'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fritillary [syn: Fritillaria, genus Fritillaria]
Definition of 'Fritillaria'
From: GCIDE
- Fritillaria \Frit"il*la`ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. fritillus dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered markings of the petals.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guinea-hen flower (F. Meleagris) another. See Crown-imperial. [1913 Webster]