Editing Triffid (section)

{{short description|Fictional plant}}
{{Distinguish|Trifid (disambiguation){{!}}Trifid}}
{{Redirect|Triffids|the Australian band|The Triffids}}

{{Infobox character
| name               = Triffid
| image              = Triffidwynd.gif
| caption            = A triffid drawn by its creator, John Wyndham
| lbl21              = Type
| data21             = [[Carnivorous plant]]
| first              = ''[[The Day of the Triffids]]'' <br />(1951 novel)
| last               = ''[[The Day of the Triffids (2009 TV series)|The Day of the Triffids]]'' <br />(2009 TV series)
| creator            = [[John Wyndham]]
| portrayer          = 
}}

The '''triffid''' is a [[List of fictional plants|fictional]] tall, mobile, [[carnivorous]] plant species, created by [[John Wyndham]] in his 1951 novel ''[[The Day of the Triffids]]'', which has since been adapted for film and television.  The word "triffid" has become a common reference in [[British English]] to describe large, invasive or menacing-looking plants.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/triffid |title=Triffid definition and meaning| website=Collins Dictionary}}</ref>