HyperDic: erythronium

English > 1 sense of the word Erythronium:
NOUNplantErythronium, genus Erythroniumperennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States
English > Erythronium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningperennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily.
Synonymgenus Erythronium
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Membersavalanche lily, Erythronium montanumperennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange
dogtooth violet, dogtooth, dog's-tooth violetperennial woodland spring-flowering plant
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanisherythronium, genus erythronium
Catalanerythronium, genus erythronium

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