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dogtooth violet noun also dog's-tooth violet or dogtooth : a plant of the genus Erythronium: as a. : a European bulbous herb (Erythronium denscanis) with two mottled basal leaves and a solitary nodding purple flower appearing in early spring b. : any of several related American spring-flowering plants: as (1) : a yellow-flowered low-growing woodland plant (E. americanum) (2) : a white-flowered or pinkish purple-flowered plant (E. albidum) of similar habit |