Definition of Trollius

1. Noun. Perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers.


Definition of Trollius

1. a perennial plant [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trollius

Trojan War
Trojan asteroid
Trojan asteroids
Trojan horse
Trojan horses
Trojan moon
Trojan moons
Trojan planet
Trojan planets
Trojan point
Trojan points
Trojans
Trokosi
Trolard
Trolard's vein
Trollius (current term)
Trollope
Trollywood
Troltsch
Troltsch's corpuscles
Troltsch's fold
Troltsch's pocket
Troltsch's recesses
Trombicula
Trombicula akamushi
Trombicula alfreddugesi
Trombicula deliensis
Trombiculidae
Trombidiidae
Tromner

Literary usage of Trollius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1798)
"Trollius europaeus. Linn. Sp. PI. 782. Hudf. Fl. An. 244. ... qualities the Trollius agrees with the Hellebores and ..."

2. The Woman's Book: Dealing Practically with the Modern Conditions of Home (1894)
"The Globe Flowers (Trollius) in moist places are very effective plants, producing masses of attractive and dis- Purple German Iris also held a place in ..."

3. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Trollius is derived from trol, or trollen, an old German word signifying something round, in allusion to the globular form of the flowers. ..."

4. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"P. biflorum and giganteum, our native species, nearly resemble the last, and do well in cultivation. THE Trollius. Natural Order. ..."

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