birthroot

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noun

Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.

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purple trilliumred trilliumTrillium erectum
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Meanings

nounbirthroot (countable and uncountable, plural birthroots)

plural birthroots · alternative bethroot

  1. countableuncountableTrillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
purple trilliumred trilliumTrillium erectum
Broader
trilliumwood lilywake-robin
Also see
red trillium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From birth + root.

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APA

birthroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthroot

MLA

“birthroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birthroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthroot.

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