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lily of the valley

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
lily of the -val-ley
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells.

noun

A flower of this plant.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of lily of the valley.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm), a reference to Song of Solomon 2:1.

Inflected Forms

lilies of the valley (plural) lily-of-the-valley (alternative)

Synonyms

may lily convallaria majalis

Questions

What does lily of the valley mean?
A flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells.
Where does lily of the valley come from?
Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm), a reference to Song of Solomon 2:1.

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