trout lily

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trout lily

[Probably from its speckled leaves.]

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dog′tooth vi′olet

any of several small lilies of the genus Erythronium, having two mottled leaves and a nodding yellow or purplish flower, esp. E. americanum.

Also called fawn lily, trout lily.

[1620–30]

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trout lily - eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors

amberbell, Erythronium americanum, yellow adder's tongue

dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth, dogtooth violet - perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated

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