Skip to definition.  Noun: guinea-hen flower   1. 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     - snake's head fritillary, checkered
daffodil [US], leper lily, Fritillaria meleagris, chequered
daffodil [Brit, Cdn]  Derived forms: guinea-hen flowers  Type
of: checkered lily [US], fritillary