Noun: dogtooth violet 'dóg,tooth'vI-u-lut
- Perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
"The dogtooth violet's mottled leaves and nodding flowers appeared early in the forest understory";
- dogtooth, dog's-tooth violet
Derived forms: dogtooth violets
Type of: liliaceous plant
Part of: Erythronium, genus Erythronium
Encyclopedia: Dogtooth violet