trillium
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- noun
- /ˈtrɪliəm/
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trillium
- Jack-in-the-pulpit, bunchberry, partridgeberry, mountain sorrel, purple trillium, and ground pine grow on the forest floor.
- trilliums and violets
- trilliums and ferns
- trillium and lilies
Examples
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Where are my trilliums?
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You sleep in the trilliums!" And threw dinner at him—in order!
Fiction book (1995) -
Climbing into a curve now, he passed a meadow of red trillium.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is where we first spotted painted trillium in bloom and spent some time photographing this beautiful flower.
Academic text (2001) -
The morels are long gone, the trilliums are withered, and moss is lush.
Fiction book (2000) -
Japanese stiltgrass and Norway maples compete with the trilliums and white oaks.
Blog text (3) -
But there was a scent in the air, of redwood smoke, of eucalyptus leaves, a faint breath of salt, and the last flowers of autumn, the scentless but humid trilliums one was never to pick.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the spring, we often go hiking to admire the beautiful trillium that bloom in the forests.
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The garden was filled with various plants, including white trillium and vibrant bluebells.
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When you visit the nature reserve, keep an eye out for the rare purple trillium hiding among the underbrush.
Synonyms
A forest plant with three leaves at the top of the stem and one three-petaled flower
A woodland plant with three leaves and one three-petaled flower common in North America
A group of flowering plants that grow in woods and have three petals
Compounds
- Specialized
A low plant with white flowers that lives for many years in the southeastern United States
A long-lived plant with strong-smelling pink or purple flowers and a root used in traditional medicine to help childbirth
A North American wildflower from central United States with dark purple, stemless flowers
A flowering plant that grows in forests with leaves without stems and red or purple flowers with a strong smell
- Specialized
A woodland plant with three broad leaves, dark smelly flowers, and a bitter root used in folk medicine
- Specialized
A small group of plants that live for many years and have flowers with three petals
- Specialized
A woodland plant with deep purple flowers and no stalk that grows in the central United States
- Specialized
A North American woodland plant with leaves without stalks and red or purple flowers that have a strong smell
- Specialized
A low plant in woods with three white petals that blooms in early spring
How Pungent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trillium comes from the part tri-, which means 'three', as in triangle or trio. A trillium plant has three leaves and three petals, so the name shows its 'three' parts.