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CONVALLARIA

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Meaning:

Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley

Synonyms:

Convallaria; genus Convallaria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Convallaria" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Meronyms (members of "Convallaria"):

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)

Holonyms ("Convallaria" is a member of...):

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)

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