Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dogtooth violet — noun perennial woodland spring flowering plant; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑dogtooth, ↑dog s tooth violet • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white dogtooth violet, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Dogtooth violet — Violet Vi o*let, n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet violet colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Iodine}.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus {Viola}, of many species. The violets are generally low,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dogtooth violet — 1. Also called adder s tongue, trout lily. any of several North American lilies of the genus Erythronium, having nodding flowers and usually mottled leaves. 2. a related Old World plant, E. dens canis, having purplish flowers. [1620 30] * * * Any … Universalium
white dog's-tooth violet — noun North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors • Syn: ↑white dogtooth violet, ↑blonde lilian, ↑Erythronium albidum • Hypernyms: ↑dogtooth violet, ↑dogtooth, ↑dog s tooth violet … Useful english dictionary
dogtooth — noun 1. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars • Syn: ↑canine, ↑canine tooth, ↑eyetooth, ↑eye tooth, ↑cuspid • Derivationally related forms: ↑cuspidal ( … Useful english dictionary
Violet — Vi o*let, n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet violet colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Iodine}.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus {Viola}, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
violet — /vuy euh lit/, n. 1. any chiefly low, stemless or leafy stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers. Cf. violet family. 2. any such plant except the pansy and the viola. 3. the flower of any native … Universalium
violet — vi•o•let [[t]ˈvaɪ ə lɪt[/t]] n. 1) pln any chiefly low, stemless or leafy stemmed plant of the genus Viola, of the violet family, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers 2) pln any of various other plants, as the dogtooth violet … From formal English to slang
white adder's-tongue — noun : a white flowered dogtooth violet (Erythronium albidum) found in mountainous woods of eastern No. America called also white clintonia … Useful english dictionary
dog's-tooth violet — noun perennial woodland spring flowering plant; widely cultivated • Syn: ↑dogtooth violet, ↑dogtooth • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white dogtooth violet, ↑whi … Useful english dictionary
