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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

purple trilliumpurple trilliumred trilliumtrillium erectum

Etymology

From birth + root.

Related phrases

north americatrillium erectum

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