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ˈtrɪl i əmtril·li·um

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trillium, wood lily, wake-robinnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. trilliumnoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. Trillium

    Trillium (trillium, wakerobin, toadshade, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes "wood lily") is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species in the family Melanthiaceae. Trillium species are native to temperate regions of North America and Asia, with the greatest diversity of species found in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States.

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  1. trillium

    Trillium is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the lily family, native to temperate regions of North America and Asia. It is characterized by its three-petal flowers and three broad leaves growing from a single stem. Trillium is also known for its medicinal properties and is considered a significant symbol in several Native American cultures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trilliumnoun

    a genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes

Wikidata

  1. Trillium

    Trillium is a genus of about 40–50 species of spring ephemeral perennials, native to temperate regions of North America and Asia. It used to be treated in the family Trilliaceae or trillium family, a part of the Liliales or Lily order. The APG II treats Trilliaceae as a synonym of the family Melanthiaceae.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trillium

    tril′i-um, n. a North American genus of low perennial herbs of the lily family—including wake-robin, three-leaved nightshade, &c.

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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trillium in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trillium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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