Canada mayflower

noun

1. wild lily of the valley.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Canada mayflower¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

But New York City is the native home to hundreds of species of flowering plant — from the delicate white starburst of a Canada mayflower to the pink-purple bravado of wild geranium.

From New York Times

From left: a bulbous buttercup, an owlet moth caterpillar and a Canada mayflower.

From New York Times

The Canada Mayflower spread a carpet under the pines; and in the hollows where the mists settled, where the brooks flowed, where the air was heavy with the damp, ineffable odour of growing things, they gathered drooping adder's-tongues, white-starred bloodroots and foam-flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

The Canada Mayflower spread a carpet under the pines; and in the hollows where the mists settled, where the brooks flowed, where the air was heavy with the damp, ineffable odour of growing things, they gathered drooping adder's-tongues, white-starred bloodroots and foam-flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

The Canada Mayflower spread a carpet under the pines; and in the hollows where the mists settled, where the brooks flowed, where the air was heavy with the damp, ineffable odour of growing things, they gathered drooping adder's-tongues, white-starred bloodroots and foam-flowers.

From Project Gutenberg