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Meanings of dogtooth violet in English

Perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated.

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        Examples for "dogtooth"
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        Vegetation was rank, and the dogtooth violet, honeysuckle, blue-bell, and columbine were in blossom.
        First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
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        A single wooden spire rose from the Norman church, a dogtooth pattern of lead tiles catching the light.
        The coldest blood
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        One may see that angular dogtooth ornament that makes the round Norman gateways look like the gaping mouths of sharks.
        The New Jerusalem
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        The crystals are about an inch high in the shape of dogtooth or calcareous spar, covered with a dark ferruginous matter.
        The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
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        Another form of calcite which is to be sparingly found is what is called dogtooth spar, having the form shown in Fig.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882
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        This little gem belongs to the spring garden, and should be the companion of the Dog's-tooth Violet, the Crocus, and the Snowdrop.
        The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots / 16t...
        Usage of dogtooth violet in English
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        Vegetation was rank, and the dogtooth violet, honeysuckle, blue-bell, and columbine were in blossom.
        First Across the Continent / The Story of the Exploring Expediti...
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        It is the only locality in which I have found the dogtooth violet in bloom, and the best place I know of to gather arbutus.
        Wake-Robin
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        Bug pointed to a group of students wandering about in search of dogtooth violets and other botanical plunder from Nature's springtime treasury.
        A Master's Degree