fritillary

English - Turkish

Definition of fritillary in English Turkish dictionary

fritillaria cinsi çiçek

benekli kelebek

zambağa benzer bir çiçek

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queen of spain fritillary

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) ispanyol kraliçesi

English - English

Definition of fritillary in English English dictionary

Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots

Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern

Any of the approximately 80 species of bulbous, mostly perennial, ornamental herbaceous plants that make up the genus Fritillaria, in the lily family, native primarily to the northern temperate zone. Members have bell-shaped, nodding, usually solitary flowers. In many species the flower has a checkered appearance. The fruit, a capsule, contains many seeds. Snake's head, or toad lily (F. meleagris), a species with poisonous bulbs, and crown imperial (F. imperialis), a strong-smelling plant, are commonly cultivated as garden flowers. Name applied to butterflies in several genera (family Nymphalidae). Large fritillaries, or silverspots, belong to the genus Speyeria and usually have silver markings on the undersides of their wings. Many of the smaller fritillaries are members of the genus Boloria. Many fritillary larvae are nocturnal and feed on violet leaves

butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers

One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; so called because the coloring of their wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria

any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers

A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower

fritillaria

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scarlet fritillary

western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers

snake's head fritillary

Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental

white fritillary

California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually green-tinged

Hyphenation

fri·til·la·ry