Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fritillary
2 senses of fritillary
Sense 1
fritillary, checkered lily -- (any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers)
=> bulbous plant -- (plant growing from a bulb)
Sense 2
fritillary -- (butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver)
=> nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly -- (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)