Lexic.us

Definition of Red trillium

1. Noun. Trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor.

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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Trillium

red strawberry tongue red supergiant red supergiants red sweat red tag red tape red tea red test red thrombus red tide

red tides red tiger red tigers red top red tops red trillium (current term) red under the bed red underwing red valerian red velvet

red velvet cake red velvet cakes red velvets red violet red vision red vitriol red water red week red wiggler red wigglers

Literary usage of Red trillium

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

1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1905)
"(The red trillium is occasionally reported to sport in this way and the yellowish ... In regions where the red Trillium sessile and T. recurvatum grow, ..."

2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"Among these are "red trillium," "purple trillium," "nose-bleed," and "red benjamins." The word "benjamin" appears to have been derived from benzoin through ..."

3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"Flies and beetles carry the pollen for the red trillium, being attracted to it by its rank odor, which is very disagreeable to us but very agreeable to them ..."

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