'Convallaria Majalis' definitions:

Definition of 'Convallaria majalis'

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noun
Low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries [syn: lily of the valley, May lily, Convallaria majalis]

Definition of 'Convallaria Majalis'

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  • Convallamarin \Con*val`la*ma"rin\ (k[o^]n*v[a^]l`l[.a]*m[=a]"r[i^]n), n. [Convallaria + L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria Majalis). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Convallaria majalis'

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  • Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens; Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable; Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of Japan. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. [1913 Webster]
  • But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See Royal spade, below. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus umbellatus}.
  • Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
  • Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
  • Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
  • Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary.
  • Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
  • Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and its flower.
  • Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
  • Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
  • Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
  • Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb (Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding, fragrant, white flowers.
  • Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U. S.] --Lowell.
  • Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which are blotched with black.
  • Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium superbum}.
  • Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals, usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow. [See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Convallaria majalis'

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  • May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.]
  • 1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The early part or springtime of life. [1913 Webster]
  • His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn. [1913 Webster]
  • The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash. [1913 Webster]
  • Plumes that mocked the may. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Italian may (Bot.), a shrubby species of Spiraea (Spiraea hypericifolia) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches.
  • May apple (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant (Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself (popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.
  • May beetle, May bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied genera. Called also June beetle.
  • May Day, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole.
  • May dew, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed.
  • May flower (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See Mayflower, in the vocabulary.
  • May fly (Zool.), any species of Ephemera, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
  • May game, any May-day sport.
  • May lady, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.
  • May lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria majalis}).
  • May pole. See Maypole in the Vocabulary.
  • May queen, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day.
  • May thorn, the hawthorn. [1913 Webster]