dogtooth violet

American  

[dawg-tooth vahy-uh-lit, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌtuθ ˈvaɪ ə lɪt, ˈdɒg- /

noun

1. Also called trout lily.  Also called adder's-tongue.  any of several North American lilies of the genus Erythronium, having nodding flowers and usually mottled leaves.

2. a related Old World plant, E. dens-canis, having purplish flowers.

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dogtooth violet British  

noun

1. Also called: adders-tongue.   fawn lily.  a name for various plants of the liliaceous genus Erythronium, esp the North American E. americanum, with yellow nodding flowers, or the European E. dens-canis, with purple flowers

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Etymology

Origin of dogtooth violet

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

There are also local wildflowers - trillium, dogtooth violets and cornflowers from ditches.

From BBC

And one tall yellow flower was called a dogtooth violet but was different and was really an adder’s-tongue.

From Literature

There were still piles of dogtooth violet bulbs and Solomon’s seal roots and a few dried apples.

From Literature

Contemplative between their dark exotic leaves, dogtooth violets fill the light-flecked hollows.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the only locality in which I have found the dogtooth violet in bloom, and the best place I know of to gather arbutus.

From Project Gutenberg