WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
checkered daffodil n 1: 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 [syn: snake's head fritillary, guinea-hen flower, checkered daffodil, leper lily, Fritillaria meleagris]