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English noun: dogtooth

1. dogtooth (plant) perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated


Synonymsdog's-tooth violet, dogtooth violet


Broader (hypernym)liliaceous plant


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


Member meronymErythronium, genus Erythronium

2. dogtooth (body) one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars


Synonymscanine, canine tooth, cuspid, eye tooth, eyetooth


Broader (hypernym)tooth


Narrower (hyponym)fang

3. dogtooth (artifact) a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England


Broader (hypernym)architectural ornament









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