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Dogtooth Definition & Meaning

dogtooth
noun
  1. perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
  2. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
  3. a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England

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What does dogtooth mean?
perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
What part of speech is dogtooth?
Dogtooth is a noun.
How many definitions does dogtooth have?
Dogtooth has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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