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Maianthemum

noun

sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley

• Syn: ↑genus Maianthemum

• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family

• Member Meronyms: ↑false lily of the valley, ↑Maianthemum canadense, ↑Maianthemum bifolium

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\\māˈ(y)an(t)thəməm, mīˈa-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin maius May + New Latin -anthemum — more at may (month)

: a genus of perennial herbs (family Liliaceae) having slender rhizomes and an erect stem bearing a few leaves and a terminal raceme of small white flowers — see false lily of the valley

Useful english dictionary. 2012.