Definition of dogtooth violet in US English:
dogtooth violet
nounˈdôɡˌto͞oTH ˈvī(ə)lət
A plant of the lily family that has backward-curving pointed petals.
Genus Erythronium, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular the trout lily of North America and the Eurasian E. dens-canis, with speckled leaves and pinkish-purple flowers
Example sentencesExamples
- As spring moves up the mountains you will find Pasque flowers, dogtooth violets and arnica's among the earliest.
- To the West was Egandale, where the dogtooth violets grew in abundance and where boys searched for bird's nests.
- The top of the hill is literally carpeted with dogtooth violets, and you'll find Dutchman's breeches, wild geranium, bloodroot, mayapple, bluebells and a wide variety of others.
- The maiden-hair ferns caressed her as she walked by them, and the dogtooth violets seemed to beg her to pick them.
- Here grew the dogtooth violet, early saxifrage and many other wildflowers.
Definition of dogtooth violet in US English:
dogtooth violet
nounˈdôɡˌto͞oTH ˈvī(ə)lət
A plant of the lily family that has backward-curving pointed petals.
Genus Erythronium, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular the trout lily of North America and the Eurasian E. dens-canis, with speckled leaves and pinkish-purple flowers
Example sentencesExamples
- As spring moves up the mountains you will find Pasque flowers, dogtooth violets and arnica's among the earliest.
- The maiden-hair ferns caressed her as she walked by them, and the dogtooth violets seemed to beg her to pick them.
- The top of the hill is literally carpeted with dogtooth violets, and you'll find Dutchman's breeches, wild geranium, bloodroot, mayapple, bluebells and a wide variety of others.
- To the West was Egandale, where the dogtooth violets grew in abundance and where boys searched for bird's nests.
- Here grew the dogtooth violet, early saxifrage and many other wildflowers.