Definition of Erythronium

1. Noun. Perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily.

Exact synonyms: Genus Erythronium
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Dog's-tooth Violet, Dogtooth, Dogtooth Violet, Avalanche Lily, Erythronium Montanum

Definition of Erythronium

1. n. A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal vanadium.

Medical Definition of Erythronium

1. A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal vanadium. Origin: NL, from Gr. A kind of plant, fr. Red. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythronium

erythromelia
erythromycin
erythromycin
erythromycins
erythromycin C-12 hydroxylase
erythromycin esterase
erythromycin estolate
erythromycin ethylsuccinate
erythromycin glucoheptonate
erythromycin propionate
erythromycin stearate
erythron
erythron
erythroneocytosis
erythronium
Erythronium (current term)
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Erythronium californicum
Erythronium dens-canis
Erythronium grandiflorum
Erythronium montanum
erythronormoblastic anaemia
erythrons
erythropenia
erythrophagia
erythrophagocytosis
erythrophil
erythrophilic
erythrophleine

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