MAIANTHEMUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Maianthemum mean? 

• MAIANTHEMUM (noun)
  The noun MAIANTHEMUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MAIANTHEMUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAIANTHEMUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Maianthemum; Maianthemum

Hypernyms ("Maianthemum" 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 "Maianthemum"):

false lily of the valley; Maianthemum canadense (small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers)

false lily of the valley; Maianthemum bifolium (small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan)

Holonyms ("Maianthemum" 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)