trillium Syllabification: (tril·li·um)Pronunciation: /ˈtrilēəm/Definition of trillium noun a plant with a solitary three-petaled flower above a whorl of three leaves, native to North American and Asia. Genus Trillium, family Liliaceae (or Trilliaceae): several species, in particular red (or purple) trillium (T. erectum) Origin:modern Latin, apparently an alteration of Swedish trilling 'triplet'trillium in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of trillium in the British & World English dictionary
