wild lily of the valley

Other forms: wild lilies of the valley

Definitions of wild lily of the valley
  1. noun
    evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds
    synonyms: Pyrola rotundifolia
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    type of:
    pyrola, wintergreen
    any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
  2. noun
    North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
    synonyms: Pyrola elliptica, shinleaf
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    type of:
    pyrola, wintergreen
    any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
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