erythronium
Meanings
noun
- A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
- An early proposed name for vanadium.
Word forms
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.
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