Trillium Sessile (Noun)
Meaning
Trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Trillium sessile is a perennial plant native to the northeastern United States, often found in woodland environments.
- Trillium sessile offers attractive, yet pungent, red or purple flowers that only last for a short time.
- This spring in the forest, I spotted trillium sessile plants just beginning to bloom.
- The primary characteristics of trillium sessile are its bright red flower parts, yellow anthers, and ovate green sessile leaves in whorls of three.
- When my field guide described trillium sessile's strong odor, I wasn't prepared for the overbearing scent of the flowers.