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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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 [syn: trillium, wood lily, wake-robin]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Swedish trilling triplet; from its three leaves Date: circa 1760 any of a genus (Trillium) of herbs of the lily family with an erect stem bearing a whorl of three leaves and a solitary typically spring-blooming flower

Britannica Concise

Any of about 25 species of spring-flowering perennial herbaceous plants that make up the genus Trillium in the lily family, native to N. America and Asia. Whorls of oval leaves, flower parts, and fruits are arranged in groups of three. Each solitary white, greenish-white, yellow, pink, or purple flower is borne on a short stalk that arises from the whorl of leaves. Many species are cultivated in wildflower gardens. Wild trillium (also called wake-robin or birthroot) is a protected species.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Trillium Tril"li*um, n. [NL.; cf. L. trilix triple-woven, triple.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Bot.) Three-leaved nightshade.