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lily of the valley

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lily of the valley
n. pl. lilies of the valley
A widely cultivated ornamental European plant (Convallaria majalis) having one-sided racemes of fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers.
lily of the valley
n pl lilies of the valley
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small liliaceous plant, Convallaria majalis, of Eurasia and North America cultivated as a garden plant, having two long oval leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers
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Noun1.lily of the valley - low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berrieslily of the valley - 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
Convallaria majalis, May lily
liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
Convallaria, genus Convallaria - sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
Translations
lily of the valley n → mughetto
lily of the valley → زَنْبَق الوادي konvalinka liljekonval Maiglöckchen άνθεμις muguete kielo muguet đurđica mughetto ドイツスズラン 은방울꽃 lelietje-van-dalen liljekonvall konwalia lírio-do-vale ландыш liljekonvalj ดอกไม้ชื่อลิลลี่ออฟเดอะแวลลี่ มีสีขาวมีกลิ่นหอม inci çiçeği cây hoa lan chuông 铃兰
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A lily of the valley would be lovely even if it didn't smell, but it's more lovely because it has perfume.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
``The Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley,'' ---answered the Prior, in a sort of snuffling tone; ``but your Grace must remember she is still but a Jewess.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
 
 
 
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