erythronium en · NOUN
Etymology
From the genus name, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”): in the case of the chemical, since most of the salts turned red when heated.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
- (obsolete, uncountable) An early proposed name for vanadium.
Translations (2)
fr érythrone (plant of genus Erythronium) · cs kandík (plant of genus Erythronium)