fritillary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fritillary
    n 1: any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having
         nodding variously colored flowers [syn: {fritillary},
         {checkered lily}]
    2: butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fritillary \Frit"il*la*ry\, n.
   1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus
      Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See {Fritillaria}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) 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}. See {Aphrodite}.
      [1913 Webster]