Definition of "erythronium" []

• An early proposed name for vanadium. (noun)

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• "They include the erythronium (or dog's tooth violets), trillium, and the tuberous rooted Anemone nemorosa."
• "He later renamed this compound erythronium meaning red, a reference that this material turned red when heated."
• "Doug this afternoon with doggies, and when I could manage to stop them trampling them, took some shots of the erythronium, so here they are, as promised."