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LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lily-of-the-valley tree mean?
• LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY TREE (noun)
The noun LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY TREE has 1 sense:
1. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
Familiarity information: LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY TREE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
andromeda; Japanese andromeda; lily-of-the-valley tree; Pieris japonica
Hypernyms ("lily-of-the-valley tree" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("lily-of-the-valley tree" is a member of...):
genus Pieris; Pieris (decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines)
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