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trillium

/tril-ee-uhm/US // ˈtrɪl i əm //UK // (ˈtrɪljəm) //

叁角梅,叁角洲,叁角形,叁角

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several plants belonging to the genus Trillium, of the lily family, having a whorl of three leaves from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petalled flower.

Examples

  • I plucked my first dandelion on a meadow slope on the 23d, and in the woods, protected by a high ledge, my first trillium.

  • See how the banks are all enamelled with the pale hepatica, the painted trillium, and the delicate pink-veined spring beauty.

  • Betty had pressed a white trillium that made an imposing picture, retaining all its beauty and lines.

  • The boys had the painted trillium in their collection but had never seen the white one.

  • The very short rootstock and strong terminal bud of a Trillium or Birthroot.