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ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Erythronium americanum mean? 

ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM (noun)
  The noun ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM has 1 sense:

1. eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiorsplay

  Familiarity information: ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM (noun)


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Meaning:

Eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

amberbell; Erythronium americanum; trout lily; yellow adder's tongue

Hypernyms ("Erythronium americanum" is a kind of...):

dog's-tooth violet; dogtooth; dogtooth violet (perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated)


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