dogtooth

A noun with multiple meanings: a perennial woodland spring-flowering plant widely cultivated; one of the four pointed conical teeth located between the incisors and the premolars; or a carved pyramidal ornament used in 13th century England.

• 🇫🇷Nom avec plusieurs sens : plante vivace des bois à floraison printanière, largement cultivée ; l'une des quatre dents pointues et coniques situées entre les incisives et les prémolaires ; ou ornement pyramidal sculpté utilisé dans l'Angleterre du XIIIe siècle.

1. Perennial woodland plant C1 formal

   A type of spring-flowering plant that grows in woodlands and is widely cultivated for its attractive flowers.

   • The dogtooth violet blooms early in the spring.
   • She planted dogtooth lilies along the shaded path.
   • Dogtooth plants are often found in deciduous forests.

   🇫🇷Érythrone dent-de-chien

   Synonymes: dogtooth violetfawn lilytrout lily

2. Pointed tooth B2 formal medical

   One of the four pointed conical teeth located between the incisors and the premolars, also known as a canine tooth.

   • The dentist examined his dogtooth for cavities.
   • Humans have two dogteeth in each jaw.
   • The dogtooth is essential for tearing food.

   🇫🇷Croc (dent pointue)

   Synonymes: caninecanine toothcuspideye tooth

3. Ornamental carving C2 formal british art

   A carved pyramidal ornament used in 13th-century English architecture, often found in stonework.

   • The cathedral's arches were decorated with dogtooth carvings.
   • Medieval masons frequently used the dogtooth motif.
   • The dogtooth ornament is a hallmark of Early English Gothic style.

   🇫🇷Dent-de-chien (ornement d'architecture)

• dogteeth plural form
• dogteeth's possessive plural form
• dogtooth's possessive singular form