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GENUS CONVALLARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
Synonyms:
Convallaria; genus Convallaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus 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 "genus 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 ("genus 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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