English > dog's-tooth violet: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated. |
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| Synonyms | dogtooth violet, dogtooth |
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| Member of | Erythronium, genus Erythronium | perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States |
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| Narrower | European dogtooth, Erythronium dens-canis | sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers |
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| fawn lily, Erythronium californicum | California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged |
| glacier lily, snow lily, Erythronium grandiflorum | dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers |
| white dogtooth violet, white dog's-tooth violet, blonde lilian, Erythronium albidum | North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors |
| yellow adder's tongue, trout lily, amberbell, Erythronium americanum | Eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors |
| Broader | liliaceous plant | plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber |
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