nodding trillium


noun
  1. a hardy plant, Trillium cernuum, of the lily family, of the eastern coast of North America, having wavy-petalled, white or pinkish flowers on short, recurved stalks hanging beneath the three whorled leaves.

Origin of nodding trillium

1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words Nearby nodding trillium

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How to use nodding trillium in a sentence

  • Into it were worked white star-flowers without number, with an occasional nodding trillium.