Meaning of ERYTHRONIUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Erythronium |
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| | See Also: | | avalanche lily, dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth, dogtooth violet, Erythronium montanum, family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family | |
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| | Definition: | | \Er`y*thro"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a kind of
plant, fr. 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)
A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal
vanadium. [R.]
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