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painted trillium

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noun
a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.
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Origin of painted trillium

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby painted trillium

painted greenling, painted horse, painted lady, painted snipe, painted tongue, painted trillium, painted turtle, painted woman, painter, painterly, painter's colic
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How to use painted trillium in a sentence

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

    Little Rivers|Henry van Dyke

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

    Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

  • In shady places the ferns were unfolding in company with Solomon's-seal, wake-robin, the lady's-slipper, and the painted trillium.

    The Side Of The Angels|Basil King

  • The Painted Trillium bore rich flowers of pink and wine color, and stood four or five feet from the ground.

    Old-Time Gardens|Alice Morse Earle
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