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noun

Fritillary n.

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

(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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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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