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单词 lily of the valley
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Definition of lily of the valley in English:

lily of the valley

noun
  • A European plant of the lily family, with broad leaves and arching stems of fragrant white bell-shaped flowers.

    Genus Convallaria, family Liliaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can dig up and divide your lily of the valley anytime between October and March to give to your friends.
    • A folktale tells the story of a lily of the valley, a fragrant spring flower.
    • The perfume of lily of the valley hanging in the humid air.
    • The innovative soft padding package and red glass bottle hides a delicious scent that combines the fragrances of almond, orange blossom, lily of the valley and patchouli, to name a few.
    • Next year she hopes to have a whole bed of lily of the valley and ‘nothing else’, she says.
    • In shady parts of the garden, lily of the valley, woodruff, bluebells and variegated honesty are in flower.
    • Alexei was lying in a bed of white lilies of the valley.
    • People with arrhythmias can try the herbs lily of the valley and Cactus grandiflorus, but they should do so only under the supervision of a physician.
    • Pleased with herself in her large rakish bonnet, she carries off her basketful of plundered lilies of the valley, peonies and early roses, and in her hand a twig of lilac she has specially singled out.
    • Any ideas on how I might inhibit the growth of my lily of the valley without doing harm to surrounding grass and shrubs?
    • Bulbs, corms and tubers: bluebell (hyacinthoides non-scripta), wood anemone, lily of the valley, the yellow flag iris, would all have been familiar to Robert Burns, the poet.
    • The forest has not been cut for 300 years, and I found myself surrounded by ground flora such as Solomon's seal, lily of the valley, yellow wood anemone, toothwort, asarabacca, herb paris and hepatica.
    • In this notebook she had drawn a picture of her church full of flowers: lilac, lily of the valley, and sunset rose were perfectly arranged along the ends of the pews and at the alter.
    • Fellow Finnish button-accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen supplies a peaceful closing tune named after Finland's national flower, the lily of the valley.
    • A modern classicist's dream of a fragrance: the lightest spritz of bergamot, green leaves and lily of the valley that lasts all day long.
    • The lilies of the valley have a notion they'll open soon, to release their sweet perfume.
    • There were roses, lilacs, violets, lilies of the valley, impatiens, irises, and so many more.
    • While lilies of the valley are given for good luck on May 1 in France, white flowers have funereal associations in other cultures besides the Japanese.
    • Lady Tamara carried a bouquet of garden roses in white and pale cream, white jasmine stephanotis and lily of the valley with myrtle leaves.
    • Catherine Walker C also has leafy top notes, combined with jasmine, lily of the valley and black pepper.
 
 

Definition of lily of the valley in US English:

lily of the valley

nounˈlɪli əv ðə ˈvæliˈlilē əv T͟Hə ˈvalē
  • A widely cultivated European plant of the lily family, with broad leaves and arching stems of fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers.

    Convallaria majalis, family Liliaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fellow Finnish button-accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen supplies a peaceful closing tune named after Finland's national flower, the lily of the valley.
    • The innovative soft padding package and red glass bottle hides a delicious scent that combines the fragrances of almond, orange blossom, lily of the valley and patchouli, to name a few.
    • In shady parts of the garden, lily of the valley, woodruff, bluebells and variegated honesty are in flower.
    • Any ideas on how I might inhibit the growth of my lily of the valley without doing harm to surrounding grass and shrubs?
    • Bulbs, corms and tubers: bluebell (hyacinthoides non-scripta), wood anemone, lily of the valley, the yellow flag iris, would all have been familiar to Robert Burns, the poet.
    • In this notebook she had drawn a picture of her church full of flowers: lilac, lily of the valley, and sunset rose were perfectly arranged along the ends of the pews and at the alter.
    • While lilies of the valley are given for good luck on May 1 in France, white flowers have funereal associations in other cultures besides the Japanese.
    • Next year she hopes to have a whole bed of lily of the valley and ‘nothing else’, she says.
    • The forest has not been cut for 300 years, and I found myself surrounded by ground flora such as Solomon's seal, lily of the valley, yellow wood anemone, toothwort, asarabacca, herb paris and hepatica.
    • People with arrhythmias can try the herbs lily of the valley and Cactus grandiflorus, but they should do so only under the supervision of a physician.
    • Lady Tamara carried a bouquet of garden roses in white and pale cream, white jasmine stephanotis and lily of the valley with myrtle leaves.
    • The perfume of lily of the valley hanging in the humid air.
    • Alexei was lying in a bed of white lilies of the valley.
    • Pleased with herself in her large rakish bonnet, she carries off her basketful of plundered lilies of the valley, peonies and early roses, and in her hand a twig of lilac she has specially singled out.
    • A modern classicist's dream of a fragrance: the lightest spritz of bergamot, green leaves and lily of the valley that lasts all day long.
    • There were roses, lilacs, violets, lilies of the valley, impatiens, irises, and so many more.
    • A folktale tells the story of a lily of the valley, a fragrant spring flower.
    • You can dig up and divide your lily of the valley anytime between October and March to give to your friends.
    • The lilies of the valley have a notion they'll open soon, to release their sweet perfume.
    • Catherine Walker C also has leafy top notes, combined with jasmine, lily of the valley and black pepper.
 
 
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