fritillaria imperialis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Fritillaria imperialis
    n 1: Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-
         shaped flowers at the top of the stem [syn: {crown
         imperial}, {Fritillaria imperialis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Crown-imperial \Crown"-im*pe"ri*al\ (-?m-p?"r?-al), n. (Bot.)
   A spring-blooming plant ({Fritillaria imperialis}) of the
   Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of
   pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green
   leaves.
   [1913 Webster]

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