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white trillium

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

  See also: trillium  

  • 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.