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Convallaria
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Conˊval-la′ri-a
,Noun.
[NL., from L.
convallis
a valley; con-
+ vallis
valley.] (Bot. & Med.)
The lily of the valley.
Definition 2024
Convallaria
Convallaria
See also: convallaria
Translingual
Proper noun
Convallaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – Usually only one species is counted to belong to this genus, Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Nolinoideae - subfamily
References
- ↑ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ↑ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
convallaria
convallaria
See also: Convallaria
English
Noun
convallaria (plural convallarias)
- Any member of the genus Convallaria; a lily of the valley.