Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Fritillaria meleagris in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 304.
today: The current name for this species is Fritillaria meleagris L.
original Latin description
Fritillaria foliis omnibus alternis.
English translation
Fritillaria with leaves, all, alternate.
| Fritillaria | Fritillaria |
| with leaves, | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| all, | omnibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective omnis, omnis, omne; modifies foliis |
| alternate. | alternis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective alternus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |