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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 frit·il·lary /ˈfrɪtḷˌɛri/
 貝母屬的植物,豹紋蝶

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Frit·il·la·ry n.
 1. Bot. A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria.
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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