erythronium
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of erythronium
New Latin, from Greek erythros red
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Beneath the cool, deep shade of these majestic trees the ground is occupied by ferns, chiefly woodwardia and aspidiums, with only a few flowering plants—oxalis, trientalis, erythronium, fritillaria, smilax, and other shade-lovers.
From The Mountains of California by John Muir
The same may be said of the erythronium, or dog's-tooth violet or adder's tongue, and of very many other early wild flowers.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
They were growing in a small, nestlike opening between the rock and the bushes, and both the erythronium and the fritillaria were in full flower.
From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by John Muir
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