NOUN | plant | genus Maianthemum, Maianthemum | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae |
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Meaning | sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false ... / false lily of the valley. | |
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Synonym | Maianthemum | |
Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
Members | false lily of the valley, Maianthemum canadense | 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, Maianthemum bifolium | small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan | |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | genus maianthemum, maianthemum | |
Catalan | genus maianthemum, maianthemum |
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