fritillaria meleagris meaning and definition

FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS noun

Definition of Fritillaria meleagris (noun)

1. 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