convallaria meaning

Noun: Convallaria

1. Sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
   - genus Convallaria

Type of: liliid monocot genus

Part of: family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family

Encyclopedia: Convallaria

[Medicine]
A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE that contains CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES. n
1 cap : a genus of plants of the lily family (Liliaceae) that includes the lily of the valley (C. majalis)
2 : the dried rhizome and roots of the lily of the valley that contain several cardioactive glycosides

• convallaria majalis:    Noun: Convallaria ...
• genus convallaria:    Noun: genus Conval ...

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1. "Vorticella convallaria " exhibits two morphological types.
2. Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ) is perfect for such places.
3. "Convallaria majalis " is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the grey chi.
4. A . Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ) does contain cardiac glycosides that could be fatal if you ate a lot of them.
5. Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, still has a few three-eighths-inch pale red berries sticking up on stalks maybe eight inches high.