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Definition of Erythronium dens-canis
1. Noun. Sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythronium Dens-canis
Literary usage of Erythronium dens-canis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"erythronium dens-canis (Dog's-tooth Violet), 6 inches, ... erythronium dens-canis
purpureum, purple—March and April. erythronium dens-canis roseum, ..."
2. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel (1905)
"erythronium dens-canis. The embryo of erythronium dens-canis is said by Irmisch'
to be a spherical body pointed at the root-end. Hymenocallis speciosa. ..."
3. Handy book of the flower-garden by David Thomson (1868)
"erythronium dens-canis purpureum, purple—March and April. erythronium dens-canis
roseum, rose—March and April. erythronium dens-canis album, white—March and ..."
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