Term Gallery logo

Meanings of fritillaria meleagris in English

Portuguese
fritillaria meleagris

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.

See more
        fritillaria meleagris
        Synonyms
        Examples for "snake's head fritillary"
        Examples for "snake's head fritillary"
        1
        The snake's head fritillary only flowers during the month of April and grows in just 27 sites across Britain.
        BBC
        Usage of fritillaria meleagris in English
        1
        Around the pond, I planted loads of Fritillaria meleagris, and every year, something pulls the heads off just as they come into full bloom.
        The Guardian
        Translations for fritillaria meleagris