erythronium

/ ˌɛ��ɪˈθ��əʊ��ɪə�� /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of erythronium¹

New Latin, from Greek erythros red

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Example Sentences

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The species Erythronium revolutum is small, with rose-pink, lily-like flowers and mottled leaves.

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Erythronium of Lake Union " " 337 XV.

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We have several species of Erythronium, all of them beautiful.

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Belladonna Lily 111 Erythronium Johnsoni 49 Dierama pulcherrima 112 Tecophil�a cyanocrocus 50 32.

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Brodi�a uniflora 51-52 Zephyranthes candida 114 Chionodoxa sardensisb 53 Crinum Powelli album 115 Erythronium Dens-Canis 54-55 Lycoris squamigerab 116 14.

From

erythromycin erythropenia

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