English noun: dogtooth |
1. | dogtooth (plant) perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated |
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| Synonyms | dog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet |
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| Broader (hypernym) | liliaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amberbell, blonde lilian, Erythronium albidum, Erythronium americanum, Erythronium californicum, Erythronium dens-canis, Erythronium grandiflorum, European dogtooth, fawn lily, glacier lily, snow lily, trout lily, white dog's-tooth violet, white dogtooth violet, yellow adder's tongue |
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| Member meronym | Erythronium, genus Erythronium |
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2. | dogtooth (body) one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars |
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| Synonyms | canine, canine tooth, cuspid, eye tooth, eyetooth |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tooth |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fang |
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3. | dogtooth (artifact) a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England |
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| Broader (hypernym) | architectural ornament |
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