trout lily

trout lily

n. See dogtooth violet.

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[Probably from its speckled leaves.]

dog′tooth vi′olet

n. 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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Noun

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trout lily - eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiorsamberbell, Erythronium americanum, yellow adder's tonguedog's-tooth violet, dogtooth, dogtooth violet - perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated