lily of the valley

lily of the valley   n.   pl. lilies of the valley A widely cultivated ornamental European plant (Convallaria majalis) having one-sided racemes of fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers.

Main Entry: lily of the val·ley
Pronunciation: 'lil-E-&v-th&-'val-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lil·ies of thevalley
1 : an erect low-growing perennial herb of the genus Convallaria (C. majalis) that has two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of fragrant noddingbell-shaped white flowers and is the source of convallaria, convallamarin, convallarin, and convallatoxin
2 : the dried rhizome and roots of the lily of the valley used as acardiac tonic