erythronium

/ (ˌɛrɪˈθrəʊnɪəm) /

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noun

any plant of the bulbous genus Erythronium, with decoratively mottled leaves and cyclamen-like yellow, rose, purple, or white flowers: family LiliaceaeSee also dogtooth violet

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Word Origin for erythronium

New Latin, from Greek erythros red

Words nearby erythronium

Erythrocin, erythrocyte, erythrocytometer, erythromelalgia, erythromycin, erythronium, erythropenia, erythrophobia, erythropoiesis, erythropoietin, erythropsia

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How to use erythronium in a sentence

The most noticeable and abundant flower on all slopes is the avalanche lily (erythronium montanum).
The Mountain that was 'God'|John H. Williams
Two liliaceous plants in particular, Erythronium grandiflorum and Fritillaria pudica, are marvelously beautiful and abundant.
Steep Trails|John Muir
Thus in Erythronium and Limnocharis the fertilized egg may form a mass of tissue on which several embryos are produced.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
I observed the Erythronium dens canis, and Panax trifolium appeared in flower on the 25th.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

We have several species of Erythronium, all of them beautiful.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons