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Noun: false lily of the valley
  1. Small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan
    "False lily of the valley is commonly found in Japanese temple gardens";
    - Maianthemum bifolium
     
  2. 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 spread throughout the woodland garden";
    - Maianthemum canadense

Derived forms: false lilies of the valley

Type of: liliaceous plant

Part of: genus Maianthemum, Maianthemum

Encyclopedia: False lily of the valley