fritillary Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Frit"il*la*ry noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.
  2. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913