Trillium Definition

trĭlē-əm
trilliums
noun
trilliums
Any of a genus (Trillium) of perennial plants of the lily family, having an erect stem that bears a whorl of three leaves and a single flower with three green sepals and three petals that change color as they mature.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Trillium

Noun

Singular:
trillium
Plural:
trilliums

Origin of Trillium

  • New Latin Trillium genus name probably from Swedish trilling triplet (from its three leaflike bracts) from obsolete Swedish tri three from Old Swedish thrīr trei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trillium Sentence Examples

  • Trillium erectum has a smell like a wet dog by the fire !

  • Trillium grandiflorum Ian has raised these trilliums from seed, which is a long, slow process.

  • Trillium seed have a sweet treat to encourage insects to distribute them.

  • Trillium grandiflorum seedlings There is a wide range of flower shape and size as well as the color.

  • Trillium luteum has a yellow flower, rather than the more common white or purple.

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Words Starting With

TTRTRI

Words Ending With

MUMIUM

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