- black fritillary
- nounherb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green• Syn: ↑mission bells, ↑Fritillaria biflora• Hypernyms: ↑fritillary, ↑checkered lily
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black fritillary
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fritillary — ► NOUN 1) a plant with hanging bell like flowers. 2) a butterfly with orange brown wings chequered with black. ORIGIN Latin fritillaria, from fritillus dice box (probably with reference to the chequered corolla of the snake s head fritillary) … English terms dictionary
black sarana — kamčiatkinė margutė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lelijinių šeimos krakmolinis augalas (Fritillaria camschatcensis), paplitęs rytų Azijoje ir Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fritillaria camschatcensis; Lilium camschatcense angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
black-lily — kamčiatkinė margutė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lelijinių šeimos krakmolinis augalas (Fritillaria camschatcensis), paplitęs rytų Azijoje ir Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fritillaria camschatcensis; Lilium camschatcense angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
fritillary — /frit l er ee/, n., pl. fritillaries. any of several orange brown nymphalid butterflies, usually marked with black lines and dots and with silvery spots on the undersides of the wings. [1625 35; < NL; see FRITILLARIA] * * * I Any of the… … Universalium
fritillary — noun (plural laries) Etymology: New Latin fritillaria Date: 1633 1. fritillaria 2. any of numerous nymphalid butterflies (Argynnis, Speyeria, and related genera) that usually are orange with black spots on the upper side of both wings and silver… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fritillary — noun a) Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern. b) Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots … Wiktionary
fritillary — [frɪ tɪləri] noun 1》 a plant of the lily family with hanging bell like flowers. [Fritillaria meleagris (snake s head) and related species.] 2》 a butterfly with orange brown wings chequered with black. [Argynnis and other genera: numerous… … English new terms dictionary
fritillary — frit•il•lar•y [[t]ˈfrɪt lˌɛr i[/t]] n. pl. lar•ies 1) ent any of several orange brown nymphalid butterflies having silvery spots on the undersides of the wings and often black borders and dots above 2) pln any of various bulbous plants of the… … From formal English to slang
fritillary — n. (pl. ies) 1 any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria, esp. snake s head, having pendent bell like flowers. 2 any of various butterflies, esp. of the genus Argynnis, having red brown wings chequered with black. Etymology: mod.L fritillaria … Useful english dictionary
Regal Fritillary — Taxobox name = Regal Fritillary status = VU image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Nymphalidae subfamilia = Heliconiinae genus = Speyeria species = S.… … Wikipedia
