painted trillium

noun

1. a North American trillium, Trillium undulatum, having white flowers streaked with pink or purple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of painted trillium¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Relieved of this worry, Stankard began producing a profusion of wild-flower paperweights: painted Trillium, black-eyed Susan, loosestrife, lady's slipper and prickly pear cactus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leaves acuminate; petals acute, purple-striped at base Painted Trillium, Trillium undulatum. 29a.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

The pretty painted trillium was in blossom, as was also the dark purple species, and the hobble-bush showed its broad white cymes in all directions.

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