[ 'trɪlɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a plant with a solitary three-petalled flower above a whorl of three leaves. [Genus Trillium .]
Origin
mod. L., appar. an alt. of Swed. trilling 'triplet'.
[ 'trɪlɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a plant with a solitary three-petalled flower above a whorl of three leaves. [Genus Trillium .]
Origin
mod. L., appar. an alt. of Swed. trilling 'triplet'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004