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 Definitions of Trillium  [ˈtrɪl i əm]  

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Definition of 'Trillium' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) trillium
any of several plants belonging to the genus Trillium, of the lily family, having on the stem a whorl of three leaves and a solitary flower with three sepals and three petals.

Etymology:  (1750–60; < NL (Linnaeus), appar. alter. of Sw trilling triplet)

Definition of 'Trillium' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) trillium, wood lily, wake-robin
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


Definition of 'Trillium' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Trillium
a genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes


Definition of 'Trillium' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Trillium
A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that is a short plant with a distinct whorl of 3 broad leaves.



'Trillium' - Nearby Entries  

trillionth  trillium  trillium erectum  trillium family  trillium recurvatum  trillium sessile  trilobated  



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