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erythronium

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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.

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  1. uncountable A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
  2. obsolete, uncountable An early proposed name for vanadium.

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noun plant of genus Erythronium

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"erythronium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/erythronium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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erythronium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/erythronium

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@misc{erythronium_2026,
  title = {erythronium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erythronium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}