fritillaria

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully plants a fritillaria bulb in the spring soil.

Definition

Noun: 1. A genus of bulbous perennial plants in the family Liliaceae: Fritillaria refers to a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as fritillaries. They are characterized by their nodding, bell-shaped flowers, which are often checkered or patterned in shades of purple, brown, green, or yellow.

Examples of Usage

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in botanical and horticultural contexts to discuss plant taxonomy, cultivation, or ecology.
  • The conservation status of the rare Fritillaria species is a concern for ecologists.

Variants and Related Words

• Fritillary (noun): This is the common name for any plant belonging to the genus . It can also refer to a type of butterfly, but in the context of the target word, it is a direct synonym for the plant.
  • The snake's head fritillary is a well-known wildflower.

Synonyms

• Checkered lily
• Mission bells (a common name for some North American species)
• Crown imperial (specifically for )

Different Meanings

• The primary and essentially only meaning of "fritillaria" is as the proper noun naming the botanical genus. It does not have other general English meanings.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fritillary

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Fritillaria
• genus Fritillaria