GENUS CONVALLARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Convallaria mean? 

• GENUS CONVALLARIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS CONVALLARIA has 1 sense:

1. sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley

  Familiarity information: GENUS CONVALLARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CONVALLARIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Convallaria; genus Convallaria

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)