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| frit·il·lar·y [ frítt'l èrree ] (plural frit·il·lar·ies) |
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1. flower with spotted petals: a plant of the lily family with long narrow leaves. Flowers: bell-shaped with spotted or checkered petals. Genus Fritillaria.
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2. spotted butterfly: a brownish butterfly with black spots or narrow bands on its wings and usually silver spots on the underside of its hind wings. Family Nymphalidae.
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| [Mid-17th century. < modern Latin Fritillaria< Latin fritillus "dice box"] |
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