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trillium vs purple trillium

purple trillium vs trillium

trillium and purple trillium both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trillium Yes No No No
purple trillium Yes No No No
As nouns, purple trillium is a hyponym of trillium; that is, purple trillium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trillium:
  • trillium: any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
  • purple trillium: trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
trillium (noun) purple trillium (noun)
any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth
Difference between trillium and purple trillium

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