| red trillium 
 
 1. trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor
 • Syn:
 toadshade, sessile trillium, Trillium sessile
 • Hypernyms:
 trillium, wood lily, wake-robin
 2. trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
 • Syn:
 purple trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum
 • Hypernyms:
 trillium, wood lily, wake-robin
 
 
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