birthroot
birthroot · birthroots
Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowersTrillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Trillium erectum, a perennial plant of North America with deep-red flowers.
trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
Origin
From birth + root.From birth + root.
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Forms
plural: birthrootsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth:purple trilliumred trilliumTrillium erectum
Lessons for this word
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