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MAIANTHEMUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley
Synonyms:
genus Maianthemum; Maianthemum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Maianthemum" 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 "Maianthemum"):
false lily of the valley; Maianthemum canadense (small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers)
false lily of the valley; Maianthemum bifolium (small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan)
Holonyms ("Maianthemum" 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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