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单词 dogtooth violet
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Definition of dogtooth violet in US English:

dogtooth violet

nounˈdôɡˌto͞oTH ˈvī(ə)lət
  • A plant of the lily family that has backward-curving pointed petals.

    Genus Erythronium, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular the trout lily of North America and the Eurasian E. dens-canis, with speckled leaves and pinkish-purple flowers

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As spring moves up the mountains you will find Pasque flowers, dogtooth violets and arnica's among the earliest.
    • To the West was Egandale, where the dogtooth violets grew in abundance and where boys searched for bird's nests.
    • The top of the hill is literally carpeted with dogtooth violets, and you'll find Dutchman's breeches, wild geranium, bloodroot, mayapple, bluebells and a wide variety of others.
    • The maiden-hair ferns caressed her as she walked by them, and the dogtooth violets seemed to beg her to pick them.
    • Here grew the dogtooth violet, early saxifrage and many other wildflowers.

Definition of dogtooth violet in US English:

dogtooth violet

nounˈdôɡˌto͞oTH ˈvī(ə)lət
  • A plant of the lily family that has backward-curving pointed petals.

    Genus Erythronium, family Liliaceae: several species, in particular the trout lily of North America and the Eurasian E. dens-canis, with speckled leaves and pinkish-purple flowers

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As spring moves up the mountains you will find Pasque flowers, dogtooth violets and arnica's among the earliest.
    • The maiden-hair ferns caressed her as she walked by them, and the dogtooth violets seemed to beg her to pick them.
    • The top of the hill is literally carpeted with dogtooth violets, and you'll find Dutchman's breeches, wild geranium, bloodroot, mayapple, bluebells and a wide variety of others.
    • To the West was Egandale, where the dogtooth violets grew in abundance and where boys searched for bird's nests.
    • Here grew the dogtooth violet, early saxifrage and many other wildflowers.
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