red trillium

Noun

• trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth

• trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  purple trillium , birthroot , Trillium erectum , toadshade , sessile trillium , Trillium sessile