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[syn: crown imperial, Fritillaria imperialis]
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.
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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]
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]