Found 2 items, similar to Dogtooth.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dogtooth dogtooth n 1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated [syn: dogtooth violet, dog's-tooth violet] 2: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, cuspid] 3: a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England [also: dogteeth (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dogtooth Dogtooth \Dog"tooth`\, n.; pl. Dogteeth. 1. See Canine tooth, under Canine. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament. [1913 Webster] Dogtooth spar (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite. Dogtooth violet (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily family (genus Erythronium). It has two shining flat leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also dog's-tooth violet.] [1913 Webster]