| NOUN | plant | leper lily, snake's head fritillary, guinea-hen flower, checkered daffodil, Fritillaria meleagris | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | snake's head fritillary, guinea-hen flower, checkered daffodil, Fritillaria meleagris | |
| Broader | fritillary, checkered lily | Any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers |
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