Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muguet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: muguet
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lily of the valley.

Example Sentences

"Muguet, a perfume obtained from the highly scented flowers of Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis), a small[…]"
"... flowers and spurges – companion planting at its best. In the easternmost corner behind the gate, she had planted a large clump of muguets, Christmas hellebores and a large yucca plant. Down the valley beyond this garden was her orchard[…]"
"Diorissimo by Dior / Still the muguet to beat / Perfumer[:] Edmond Roudnitska / ££ / Diorissimo wasn't the first lily of the valley (muguet) fragrance, but very few of us would bet against it. In the 1940s, Edmond Roudnitska created some downright dirty chypre fragrances: […] Five minutes later, it settles down to pure, clear, unmistakable muguet and stays like that for hours."

Etymology

Borrowed from French muguet.

Inflected Forms

muguets (plural)

Questions

What does muguet mean?: Lily of the valley.
Where does muguet come from?: Borrowed from French muguet.

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