trillium erectum Trillium • trillium family · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · trillium erectum · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth. Synonyms: purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · purple trillium · · Synonym 1 red trillium · · Synonym 2 birthroot · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075