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wild lily of the valley

American  

noun

  1. a low-growing woodland plant, Maianthemum canadense, of the lily family, native to northeastern North America, having a cluster of small white flowers.

Etymology

Origin of wild lily of the valley

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

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Then at Poligny, the same afternoon, we gathered the first milkwort for that year; and on Tuesday, at St. Laurent, the wild lily of the valley; and on Wednesday, at Morez, gentians.

From Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by Ruskin, John

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