Frit"il*la*ry (?), n.

1. Bot.

A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.

2. Zool.

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.

 

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