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Definition of trientalis

trientalis

/ˌtraɪ.ɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/
tri · en · ta · lis

Plural:trientalises
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trientalis Lexical Profile

• noun

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Any low-growing woodland perennial of the former genus Trientalis (now classified under Lysimachia in the family Primulaceae), native to boreal and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and bearing a whorl of lance-shaped leaves topped by delicate, star-shaped white or pink flowers with typically seven pointed petals.

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