"dogtooth" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
subtypes:
- blonde lilian, erythronium albidum, white dog's-tooth violet, white dogtooth violet - North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors
- amberbell, erythronium americanum, trout lily, yellow adder's tongue - eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
- erythronium dens-canis, european dogtooth - sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties
- erythronium californicum, fawn lily - California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged
- erythronium grandiflorum, glacier lily, snow lily - dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers
belongs to: erythronium, genus erythronium - perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily

same as: dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet
is a type of: tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

subtypes: fang - canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey

same as: canine, canine tooth, cuspid, eye tooth, eyetooth
is a type of: architectural ornament - (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance