fritillaria
noun
frit·il·lar·ia
| \ ˌfri-tə-ˈler-ē-ə
, -ˈla-rē-\
, -ˈla-rē-\
Definition of fritillaria
: any of a widespread genus (Fritillaria) of bulbous herbs of the lily family with variably colored and often mottled or checkered flowers
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Chezar used pale pink peonies, coral tulips and lilacs—and then add texture and height with sprays of green hellebore and purple fritillaria meleagris. — ELLE Decor, "Mother's Day Flowers That You Can Arrange Yourself," 3 May 2016 Branch out a bit, Stoven advises, and try brodiaea, hyacinths, fritillaria, dwarf iris or other bulbs. — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, "When, how to plant bulbs in pots for spring blooms," 18 Oct. 2017 Chezar opted for tulips, sweet peas and the delightfully checkered fritillaria meleagris in shades of purple. — ELLE Decor, "Mother's Day Flowers That You Can Arrange Yourself," 3 May 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fritillaria.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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