# erythronium

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
2. An early proposed name for vanadium.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/erythronium