trillium
any of several plants belonging to the genus Trillium, of the lily family, having a whorl of three leaves from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petalled flower.
Origin of trillium
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How to use trillium in a sentence
I plucked my first dandelion on a meadow slope on the 23d, and in the woods, protected by a high ledge, my first trillium.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsSee how the banks are all enamelled with the pale hepatica, the painted trillium, and the delicate pink-veined spring beauty.
Little Rivers | Henry van DykeBetty had pressed a white trillium that made an imposing picture, retaining all its beauty and lines.
Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks | Lillian Elizabeth RoyThe boys had the painted trillium in their collection but had never seen the white one.
Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks | Lillian Elizabeth RoyThe very short rootstock and strong terminal bud of a trillium or Birthroot.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for trillium
/ (ˈtrɪljəm) /
any herbaceous plant of the genus Trillium, of Asia and North America, having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single central white, pink, or purple three-petalled flower: family Trilliaceae
Origin of trillium
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