English Explanatory Dictionary

lily of the valley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells.
  2. A flower of this plant.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lily of the valley.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lily of the valley.wav

Word forms

lily of the valley lilies of the valley lily-of-the-valley

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm), a reference to Song of Solomon 2:1.

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