trillium
trillium
Definition
tril·lium (tril′ē əm)
noun
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
Etymology: ModL < L tri-, three
trillium
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- erectum: Trillium erectum has a smell like a wet dog by the fire!
- grandiflorum: Trillium grandiflorum Ian has raised these trilliums from seed, which is a long, slow process.
- seed: Trillium seed have a sweet treat to encourage insects to distribute them.
- ovatum: Wasps stealing trillium seeds Another of my annual challenges is to collect the seed from Trillium ovatum before the wasps get them.
- seedling: Trillium grandiflorum seedlings There is a wide range of flower shape and size as well as the color.
- luteum: Trillium luteum has a yellow flower, rather than the more common white or purple.
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