[ frɪ'tɪləri ]
■ noun
1》 a plant of the lily family with hanging bell-like flowers. [ Fritillaria meleagris (snake's head) and related species.]
2》 a butterfly with orange-brown wings chequered with black. [ Argynnis and other genera: numerous species.]
Origin
C17: from mod. L. fritillaria , from L. fritillus 'dice box' (prob. with ref. to the flower's chequered corolla).