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• dogtooth violet — 1. Also called adder s tongue, trout lily. any of several North American lilies of the genus Erythronium, having nodding flowers and usually mottled leaves. 2. a related Old World plant, E. dens canis, having purplish flowers. [1620 30] * * * Any …   Universalium

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