lily of the valley

noun, plural lilies of the valley.

a plant, Convallaria majalis, having an elongated cluster of small, drooping, bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers.

Origin of lily of the valley

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby lily of the valley

Lilyan, lily family, lily iron, lily-livered, lily-of-the-Nile, lily of the valley, lily pad, lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim.

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Example sentences from the Web for lily of the valley

Those who designate the tree as lily-of-the-valley have in mind the flowers.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
For the scarf smelled of lily-of-the-valley, Aniuta Blagovo's favourite scent.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories|Anton Tchekoff
In any case I recognise in the violet a dangerous rival to the lily-of-the-valley, and am very fond of it.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
To my mind the queen of flowers is the lily-of-the-valley; I love it to distraction.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

Now look, and I will show you the lily-of-the-valley cups—there are only a few there under the shelter of the gray stone arch.
Halcyone|Elinor Glyn

British Dictionary definitions for lily of the valley

lily of the valley

noun plural lilies of the valley

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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单词	lily of the valley
释义	lily of the valley noun, plural lilies of the valley. a plant, Convallaria majalis, having an elongated cluster of small, drooping, bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers. Origin of lily of the valley First recorded in 1555–65 Words nearby lily of the valley Lilyan, lily family, lily iron, lily-livered, lily-of-the-Nile, lily of the valley, lily pad, lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lily of the valley Those who designate the tree as lily-of-the-valley have in mind the flowers. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson For the scarf smelled of lily-of-the-valley, Aniuta Blagovo's favourite scent. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories\|Anton Tchekoff In any case I recognise in the violet a dangerous rival to the lily-of-the-valley, and am very fond of it. The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky\|Modeste Tchaikovsky To my mind the queen of flowers is the lily-of-the-valley; I love it to distraction. The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky\|Modeste Tchaikovsky Now look, and I will show you the lily-of-the-valley cups—there are only a few there under the shelter of the gray stone arch. Halcyone\|Elinor Glyn British Dictionary definitions for lily of the valley lily of the valley noun plural lilies of the valley 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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