Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Erythronium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Erythronium \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.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Erythronium
n : perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States:
dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
[syn: {Erythronium}, {genus Erythronium}]
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