fritillary
noun/frɪˈtɪləri/
/ˈfrɪtəleri/
(plural fritillaries)
- a plant with flowers that have the shape of bells
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- a butterfly with orange-brown and black wings
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin fritillaria, from Latin fritillus ‘dice box’.
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