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ERYTHRONIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
Synonyms:
Erythronium; genus Erythronium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Erythronium" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "Erythronium"):
dog's-tooth violet; dogtooth; dogtooth violet (perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated)
avalanche lily; Erythronium montanum (perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States)
Holonyms ("Erythronium" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)