WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
red trillium n 1: trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor [syn: red trillium, toadshade, sessile trillium, Trillium sessile] 2: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth [syn: purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum]