English noun: Fritillaria meleagris | |||
1. | Fritillaria meleagris (plant) 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 | ||
Synonyms | checkered daffodil, guinea-hen flower, leper lily, snake's head fritillary | ||
Broader (hypernym) | checkered lily, fritillary | ||