trillium

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/ˈtɹɪli.əm//ˈtɹɪljəm/dialectal/ˈtɹɪləm/

noun

Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals

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wood lilywake-robin
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Meanings

nountrillium (plural trilliums)

plural trilliums

  1. Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower

Similar
wood lilywake-robin
Broader
liliaceous plant
Also see
wood lily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the genus name.

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Translations

Portuguese trílio
  • trílioany of several perennial flowering plants of the genus Trillium
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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