fawn lily

fawn lily

n. See dogtooth violet.

fawn lily

n (Plants) another name for dogtooth violet

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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fawn lily - California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tingedErythronium californicumdog's-tooth violet, dogtooth, dogtooth violet - perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated