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Definition of Erythronium
1. Noun. Perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily.
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.
Definition of Erythronium
1. Noun. (obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Erythronium
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythronium
Literary usage of Erythronium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1902)
"HABITS OF THE DEEP-SET BULBS OF erythronium. BY GRACE STODDARD NILES. ...
"erythronium, its botanical name, is not good, as it is derived from a Greek word ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"HABITS OF THE DEEP-SET BULBS OF erythronium. BY GRACE: STODDARD NILES. ...
"erythronium, its botanical name, is not good, as it is derived from a Greek word ..."
3. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"erythronium AMERICANUM (American). Yellow Adders-tongue. t lower scape 3 to six
inches high. Leaves elliptic, lance-shaped, marked with violet and white. ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1878)
"THE RUNNERS OF erythronium AMERICANUM. BY EDWARD POTTS. THE botanist or amateur
flower collector who wanders at this season of the year (early in May) along ..."
5. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1917)
"THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE THE LENGTH OF erythronium STAMENS BY FL PICKETT
In a recent note in this journal* Paul W. Graff recorded some interesting ..."
6. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"erythronium Americanum Smith.—Adder-s Tongue, Dog-s Tooth Violet. Description.—Perianth
of 6 distinct, petaloid sepals, in 2 series, recurved or spreading ..."
7. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"erythronium. Dog'i-tooth Violet. E. Americanum, — Yellow-flowered Dog's-tooth
Violet, — is a beautiful native plant, found in moist woods and thickets. ..."