trillium

英 ['trɪlɪəm] 美['trɪlɪəm]
  • n. [植] 延龄草;延龄草属植物

英英释义


1. any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower

英文词源


trillium (n.)
1768, from Modern Latin trillium (Linnaeus, 1753), from Latin tri- "three" (see three). So called for its leaves and flower segments.