dogtooth : Idioms & Phrases

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Dogtooth spar

  • (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite.
Webster 1913

Dogtooth violet

  • noun perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
    dog's-tooth violet; dogtooth.
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  • (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily family (genus Erythronium). It has two shining flat leaves and commonly one large flower. Written also dog's-tooth violet.
Webster 1913

european dogtooth

  • noun sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties
    Erythronium dens-canis.
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white dogtooth violet

  • noun North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors
    blonde lilian; Erythronium albidum; white dog's-tooth violet.
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