Erythronium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erythronium \Er`y*thro"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a kind of
     plant, fr. 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)
     A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal
     vanadium. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Erythronium
       n : perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States:
           dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
           [syn: {genus Erythronium}]