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
   "The checkered daffodil's unique pattern made it a garden favorite";
   - snake's head fritillary, guinea-hen flower, leper lily, Fritillaria meleagris, chequered daffodil [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: checkered daffodils

Type of: checkered lily [US], fritillary

Encyclopedia: Checkered daffodil