dogtooth violet

noun

A plant in genus Erythronium

Similar
dogtoothdog's-tooth violet

Meanings

noundogtooth violet (plural dogtooth violets)

plural dogtooth violets

  1. A plant in genus Erythronium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounperennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated

Similar
dogtoothdog's-tooth violet
Broader
liliaceous plant
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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