"trillium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɪli.əm/, /ˈtɹɪljəm/, /ˈtɹɪləm/ [dialectal] Forms: trilliums [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trillium (plural trilliums)
  1. Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Liliales order plants Derived forms: nodding trillium, painted trillium, red toad trillium, red trillium, white trillium, yellow trillium Translations (any of several perennial flowering plants of the genus Trillium): trílio [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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        },
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        },
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      "word": "painted trillium"
    },
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      "word": "red toad trillium"
    },
    {
      "word": "red trillium"
    },
    {
      "word": "white trillium"
    },
    {
      "word": "yellow trillium"
    }
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