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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In California, Fritillaria mutica, a species bearing a raceme of from 3 to 17 dark purple or greenish, spotted or checkered, bell-shaped flowers. Also called rice-root lily. Also, the related F. lanceolata or any Californian species. See Fritillaria, 1.

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