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Convallaria

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Con`val`la´ri`a
n.1.(Bot. & Med.) The lily of the valley.
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Noun1.Convallaria - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valleyConvallaria - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
genus Convallaria
liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
Convallaria majalis, lily of the valley, May lily - low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
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Byline: by Gavin Beech THE curtain is being drawn on the wonderful training career of Geoff Wragg, but the 78-year-old managed to bag another winner before he bows out when Convallaria got up in the shadows of the post to land the second division of the 7f handicap.
Wragg scores with penultimate runner; KEMPTON Wednesday by The Racing Post (London, England)
Although not in flower on Mother's Day, my mother's favourite flower was lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, and I have a small patch in my garden in her memory.
GARDENING: Mother's Day is the ideal time to begin appreciating garden by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Plants that immediately spring to mind include hostas, Crocus tommasinianus, Convallaria majalis (lily-of-the-valley) and two evergreens - Asplenium scolopendrium (hearts tongue fern) and Iris foetidissima.
BORDER Patrol by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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