What does dogtooth violet mean?we found 2 entries for the meaning of dogtooth violet
 

Corn violet. See under Corn.

Dame's violet. (Bot.) See Damewort.

Dogtooth violet. (Bot.) See under Dogtooth.

Water violet (Bot.), an aquatic European herb (Hottonia palustris) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid leaves.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Dogtooth \Dog"tooth`\, n.; pl. Dogteeth.

1. See Canine tooth, under Canine.

2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament.

Dogtooth spar (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite.

Dogtooth violet (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily family (genus Erythronium). It has two shining flat leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also dog's-tooth violet.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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