wake-robin

wake-robin
/wayk"rob'in/, n.
1. the cuckoopint.
2. any of various plants belonging to the genus Trillium, native to eastern North America, of the lily family, as T. erectum, having rank-smelling purple, yellow, or white flowers.
[1520-30]

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Synonyms:
(Trillium cernuum)


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