Noun: snake's head fritillary
- Eurasian chequered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and chequered 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 snake's head fritillary's distinctive chequered pattern caught everyone's attention";
- guinea-hen flower, checkered daffodil [US], leper lily, Fritillaria meleagris, chequered daffodil [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: checkered lily [US], fritillary
Encyclopedia: Snake's head fritillary