FRITILLARIA

‖Frit″il‐la′ri‐a (?), n. [[NL., fr. L. fritillus dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered markings of the petals.]] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guinea-hen flower (F. Meleagris) another. See Crown-imperial.