dogtooth
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9.7
- noun
- /ˈdɔɡˌtuθ/
:
violeta de diente de perro
- The gardener was thrilled to see the dogtooth violets return each year, bringing vibrant colors to the shaded area of her yard.
- dogtooth violet
Examples
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In spring, the forest floor is beautifully adorned with clusters of dogtooth violets blooming among the ferns.
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But each one has her own way of protecting or favoring the small of her back as she bends—the earth is such a long way down—to cut chives or pull out dogtooth weed.
Fiction book (2001) -
The trees had only begun to leaf out, allowing the sun to penetrate to the forest floor; dogtooth violets and mayflowers bloomed everywhere among tender ferns.
Fiction book (1999) -
As the snow melted, the first signs of dogtooth violets appeared, heralding the arrival of spring in the woodland garden.
Synonyms
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9.3
A small woodland plant with early spring flowers and broad leaves
A small plant that grows in woods and makes pretty spring flowers and is grown in gardens
A small European lily plant that is grown in gardens and has pale pink to mauve flowers
A North American woodland plant with one white flower and a yellow center
Compounds
A small European lily plant that is grown in gardens and has pale pink to mauve flowers
A North American woodland plant with one white flower and a yellow center
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dogtooth for the spring flower comes from the plant's small bulb that looks like a dog's tooth, so gardeners called the plant 'dog's-tooth violet' and the name helps you remember the little tooth-shaped bulb.