Meaning of TRILLIUM
| Pronunciation: | | 'trileeum
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | wake-robin, wood lily |
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| | See Also: | | birthroot, dwarf-white trillium, early wake-robin, genus Trillium, liliaceous plant, prairie trillium, prairie wake-robin, purple trillium, red trillium, sessile trillium, snow trillium, toadshade, Trillium erectum, Trillium recurvatum, Trillium sessile | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tril"li*um\, n. [NL.; cf. L. trilix triple-woven,
triple.] (Bot.)
A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; --
so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes.
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