trillium

/ˈtrɪliəm/

Other forms: trilliums

Definitions of trillium

1. noun

   any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
   synonyms: wake-robin, wood lily

   types:

   Trillium recurvatum, prairie trillium, prairie wake-robin

   trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers

   dwarf-white trillium, early wake-robin, snow trillium

   a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States

   Trillium erectum, birthroot, purple trillium, red trillium

   trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth

   Trillium sessile, red trillium, sessile trillium, toadshade

   trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor

   type of:

   liliaceous plant

   plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber