white trillium

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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any of several trilliums having a flower resembling a lily, especially Trillium grandiflorum, the floral emblem of Ontario.

Quotations

1952

A few of the common species are . . . baneberry . . . white trillium. . . .

1958

White trillium of Ontario is also known as wake robin. It blooms in April and May, and its flowers usually all face the same way.

1961

White trilliums are at the peak of their blooming.