dogtooth

Synonyms:

canine, canine tooth, cuspid, eye tooth, eyetooth

Types:

fang

canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey

Type of:

tooth

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

Synonyms:

dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet

Types:

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Erythronium albidum, blonde lilian, white dog's-tooth violet, white dogtooth violet

North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue or pink exteriors

Erythronium americanum, amberbell, trout lily, yellow adder's tongue

eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors

Erythronium dens-canis, European dogtooth

sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties

Erythronium californicum, fawn lily

California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged

Erythronium grandiflorum, glacier lily, snow lily

dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers

Type of:

liliaceous plant

plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

Type of:

architectural ornament

(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance