NOUN | plant | genus Erythronium, Erythronium | perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States |
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Meaning | perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily. | |
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Synonym | Erythronium | |
Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
Members | avalanche lily, Erythronium montanum | perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange |
dogtooth violet, dogtooth, dog's-tooth violet | perennial woodland spring-flowering plant | |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | erythronium, genus erythronium | |
Catalan | erythronium, genus erythronium |
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