wake-robin
the cuckoopint.
any of various plants belonging to the genus Trillium, native to eastern North America, of the lily family, as T. erectum, having rank-smelling purple, yellow, or white flowers.
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How to use wake-robin in a sentence
John Burroughs's "Wake Robin" deals not with robins alone, but with birds and bird habits in general.
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthHere he came upon evidences of a meal which the rival had made upon wake-robin roots.
Followers of the Trail | Zoe MeyerMr. John Burroughs says his sign is the wake-robin, or trillium.
The Spring of the Year | Dallas Lore SharpIt was published in 1867, preceding "wake-robin" by four years.
Our Friend John Burroughs | Clara BarrusMr. Burroughs, in wake-robin, mentions having found two nests, and gives us to understand that he saw only the female birds.
The Foot-path Way | Bradford Torrey
British Dictionary definitions for wake-robin
any of various North American herbaceous plants of the genus Trillium, such as T. grandiflorum, having a whorl of three leaves and three-petalled solitary flowers: family Trilliaceae
US any of various aroid plants, esp the cuckoopint
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