Noun: wild lily of the valley
- Evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds
"Wild lily of the valley perfumed the woodland air";
- Pyrola rotundifolia
- North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
"Hikers discovered a patch of wild lily of the valley growing in the shaded woodland";
- shinleaf, Pyrola elliptica
Derived forms: wild lilies of the valley
Type of: pyrola, wintergreen
Encyclopedia: Wild lily of the valley