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noun
A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
An early proposed name for vanadium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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noun
perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Erythronium
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Broader terms: liliid monocot genus
History
From the genus name, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”): in the case of the chemical, since most of the salts turned red when heated.
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