european dogtooth

1. 1.

   sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties

   SynonymsErythronium dens-canis

   Broaderdogtooth violet

Questions about european dogtooth

What does european dogtooth mean?

european dogtooth means "sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties".

What is another word for european dogtooth?

Close synonyms include Erythronium dens-canis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is european dogtooth a common word?

european dogtooth is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.