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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
fritillary
    n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having
         nodding variously colored flowers [syn: fritillary,
         checkered lily]
    2: butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fritillary \Frit"il*la*ry\, n.
   1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus
      Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

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