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trillium

/ˈtɹɪli.əm/

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dialectal/ˈtɹɪləm/

trillium noun: any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals.

trillium: any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals
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Noun

trillium (plural trilliums)

  1. Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals

Forms of trillium

pluraltrilliums

Origin of trillium

From the genus name.

Words formed from trillium

Questions about trillium

What does trillium mean?
Trillium means any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals.
What part of speech is trillium?
Trillium is a noun.
How do you pronounce trillium?
Trillium is pronounced /ˈtɹɪli.əm/.
What is the plural of trillium?
The plural of trillium is trilliums.

Words near trillium in the dictionary

  1. trillionairesses
  2. trillionfold
  3. trillions
  4. trillionth
  5. trillionths
  6. trillium
  7. trilliums
  8. trillo
  9. trilloes
  10. trillos
  11. trilloside

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