fritillaria

noun

frit·il·lar·ia ˌfri-tə-ˈler-ē-ə

-ˈla-rē-

: any of a widespread genus (Fritillaria) of bulbous herbs of the lily family with variably colored and often mottled or checkered flowers

Examples of fritillaria in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Plant fritillaria bulbs in the fall for blooms the following year. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 26 July 2023 Large growing fritillaria are also great for adding fragrance to the garden. —

Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2022 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, 3 May 2016 Branch out a bit, Stoven advises, and try brodiaea, hyacinths, fritillaria, dwarf iris or other bulbs. —

Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 18 Oct. 2017 Chezar opted for tulips, sweet peas and the delightfully checkered fritillaria meleagris in shades of purple. —

ELLE Decor, 3 May 2016

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