'dog's-tooth violet' definitions:
Definition of 'dog's-tooth violet'
(from WordNet)
noun
Perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated [syn: dogtooth violet, dogtooth, dog's-tooth violet]
Definition of 'dog's-tooth violet'
From: GCIDE
- Dogtooth \Dog"tooth`\, n.; pl. Dogteeth.
- 1. See Canine tooth, under Canine. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament. [1913 Webster]
- 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.] [1913 Webster]