genus erythronium

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   perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily

   SynonymsErythronium

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus erythronium

What does genus erythronium mean?

genus erythronium means "perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily".

What is another word for genus erythronium?

Close synonyms include Erythronium. 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 genus erythronium a common word?

genus erythronium 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.