toadshade

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