Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fritillaria meleagris

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: frit-il-lar-i-a me-lea-gris
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

snake's head fritillary guinea-hen flower checkered daffodil leper lily

Questions

What does fritillaria meleagris mean?: 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

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