HyperDic: dogtooth

English > 3 senses of the word dogtooth:
NOUNplantdogtooth, dogtooth violet, dog's-tooth violetperennial woodland spring-flowering plant
bodydogtooth, canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, cuspidone of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
artifactdogtootha carved pyramidal ornament
English > dogtooth: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated.
Synonymsdogtooth violet, dog's-tooth violet
Member ofErythronium, genus Erythroniumperennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States
NarrowerEuropean dogtooth, Erythronium dens-canissturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers
fawn lily, Erythronium californicumCalifornia dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged
glacier lily, snow lily, Erythronium grandiflorumdogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers
white dogtooth violet, white dog's-tooth violet, blonde lilian, Erythronium albidumNorth American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors
yellow adder's tongue, trout lily, amberbell, Erythronium americanumEastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
Broaderliliaceous plantplant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
English > dogtooth: 3 senses > noun 2, body
MeaningOne of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars.
Synonymscanine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, cuspid
Narrowerfangcanine tooth of a carnivorous animal
BroadertoothHard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates
Spanishcanino, colmillo
Catalandent canina, ullal
English > dogtooth: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England.
Broaderarchitectural ornament(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance

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