erythronium

2 definitions found

erythronium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Erythronium \Er`y*thro"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a kind of
     plant, fr. 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)
     A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal
     vanadium. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

erythronium - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Erythronium
      n 1: perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States:
           dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
           [syn: Erythronium, genus Erythronium]