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Fritillary [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The crown imperial, a genus of plants, called in the Spanish dictionary checkered lily.

Fritillary [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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

2. 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.