nodding trillium
noun
a hardy plant, Trillium cernuum, of the lily family, of the eastern coast of North America, having wavy-petalled, white or pinkish flowers on short, recurved stalks hanging beneath the three whorled leaves.
Origin of nodding trillium
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby nodding trillium
nodding dog,
nodding donkey,
nodding lilac,
nodding pogonia,
nodding spasm,
nodding trillium,
noddle,
noddy,
node,
node house,
node of cloquet