erythronium

== English == === 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. === Noun === erythronium (uncountable) A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet. (obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium. ==== Translations ====