fritillary

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern.
    — Fritillaries are as fundamental a part of the British water meadow landscape as Ratty and Mole slowly punting along under a willow tree. They speak of opalescent spring mornings, with their distinctive chequered bells bowed earthward and beaded with dew, a dark counterpoint to the acid-fresh grass.
  2. Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots.
    — The Nymphalidae are a very extensive group, of generally strong-winged and very bright-coloured butterflies, very abundant in the tropics, and represented in our own country by our Fritillaries, our Vanessas, and our Purple-emperor.

词形变化

fritillaries plural

词汇关系

衍生词
dark green fritillary Diana fritillary Falklands fritillary Glanville fritillary heath fritillary marsh fritillary pearl-bordered fritillary regal fritillary

词源

From Latin fritillus (“dice-box, or possibly, checkerboard”).
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