erythronium Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
genus Erythronium.
WordNet
Er`y*thro"ni*um noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. a kind of plant, fr. red.Definitions
(Chem.) A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal vanadium. R.
