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Webster 1913 Edition
Erythronium
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Erˊy-thro′ni-um
,Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] a kind of plant, fr.
ἐρυθρόσ
red.] (Chem.)
A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal vanadium.
[R.]
Definition 2025
Erythronium
Erythronium
See also: erythronium and érythronium
Translingual
Proper noun
Erythronium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Liliaceae – the fawnlilies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Liliaceae - family; Lilioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- For species see
Erythronium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Erythronium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
erythronium
erythronium
See also: Erythronium and érythronium
English
Noun
erythronium (uncountable)
- A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
- (obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.
Translations
plant of genus Erythronium
vanadium — see vanadium