Trillium erectum

Definitions of Trillium erectum
  1. noun
    trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
    synonyms: birthroot, purple trillium, red trillium
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    type of:
    trillium, wake-robin, wood lily
    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
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