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Wake-robin — Wake robin, akerobin, or wake robin may refer to one of several flowers that bloom in the spring:* Arisaema triphyllum * Arum maculatum * Various species of Trillium … Wikipedia
Wake-robin — Wake rob in, n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Arum}, especially, in England, the cuckoopint ({Arum maculatum}). [1913 Webster] Note: In America the name is given to several species of Trillium, and sometimes to the Jack in the pulpit. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wake-robin — [wāk′räb΄in] n. ☆ 1. TRILLIUM 2. Brit. any of several arums, esp. the cuckoopint … English World dictionary
wake-robin — noun 1. common American spring flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries • Syn: ↑jack in the pulpit, ↑Indian turnip, ↑Arisaema triphyllum,… … Useful english dictionary
wake-robin — wake′ rob in n. 1) pln cuckoopint 2) pln any of various trilliums of E North American woods • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
wake-robin — noun Date: circa 1530 1. trillium 2. jack in the pulpit … New Collegiate Dictionary
wake-robin — noun 1》 Brit. another term for cuckoo pint. 2》 N. Amer. another term for trillium … English new terms dictionary
wake-robin — n. Nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum) … New dictionary of synonyms
wake-robin — /ˈweɪk rɒbən/ (say wayk robuhn) noun 1. → cuckoopint. 2. any of various other arums or other genera of the family Araceae. 3. any of various plants of North America of the genus Trillium, as T. erectum, a species with ill scented purple, pink, or …
early wake-robin — noun a low perennial white flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States • Syn: ↑dwarf white trillium, ↑snow trillium • Hypernyms: ↑trillium, ↑wood lily, ↑wake robin * * * noun : a low perennial white flowered … Useful english dictionary
