red trillium

/rɛd ˌtrɪliəm/

Other forms: red trilliums

Definitions of red trillium

1. noun

   trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor
   synonyms: Trillium sessile, sessile trillium, toadshade

   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
2. 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: Trillium erectum, birthroot, purple trillium

   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