Definition of "fritillaries" [fritillaries]

• Plural form of fritillary. (noun)

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• "We knew it was one of the group called the fritillaries and, since all of them have been extinct in Suffolk for decades, we knew that our excitement was at least well founded."
• "Pearl-bordered fritillaries have gone bananas and so have Duke of Burgundies," said Neil Hulme of Sussex Butterfly Conservation, who counted 115 Duke of Burgundies on a nature reserve where he would usually spot one or two.""
• "It was a silver-washed fritillary, the largest and most impressive of all the British fritillaries and one that has bucked the dismal trend and expanded its range after years of contraction."