dogtooth

/ˌdɔgˈtuθ/

Definitions of dogtooth

1. noun

   one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
   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
2. noun

   perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
   synonyms: dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet

   types:

   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
3. noun

   a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
   type of:

   architectural ornament

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